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Ethiopian Literary Giants and their Works
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This book gives a comprehensive account on literature landscape of Ethiopia in a period from 1850's through to 1960's. It tries to infer the dynamics of the fabrics of Ethiopian society with biographic sketches of giant Ethiopian writers and their literary works. The book is organized into two parts. In the first part, the history of Ethiopian literature in general and that of Amharic literature in particular is depicted, the reference period being from 1850's to 1960's. To that end, broad elements of literature - fiction and non-fiction - were reviewed, with focus on novel & novella, drama & plays, journalism & journalistic works. In the second part, the short biography of 30 Ethiopian literary giants depicted. The book reflects how the political, socio-economic and socio-cultural dynamics in Ethiopia shaped and/or shaped by literary works & life of Ethiopian writers.
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