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Oromay : war, betrayal and espionage in 1980s Ethiopia : a classic of African literature that sealed its author's fate
Baʾālu Germā2026
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Ethiopia, 1982. After a decade of conflict, the government is determined to quash the Eritrean insurgency once and for all. As head of propaganda, it's Tsegaye's job to keep the people onside. When the Red Star Campaign lands him in Asmara, Tsegaye is swept up in the city's nightlife, the bars and coffeehouses buzzing with spies and government agents. But even as Tsegaye begins to fall in love with Asmara - and with bold, dazzling, enigmatic Fiammetta - his misgivings about the campaign grow, and soon his loyalties will be tested to their limit. Tsegaye is confronted with the horror of war when the army attacks the insurgents' mountain stronghold, and encounters betrayals that shake his faith in both the regime and human nature. A masterpiece of Ethiopian literature, 'Oromay' is a thrilling political satire and a turbulent tale of love and war.
Main title:
Oromay : war, betrayal and espionage in 1980s Ethiopia : a classic of African literature that sealed its author's fate / Baalu Girma ; translated by David DeGusta, Mesfin Felleke Yirgu.
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Imprint:
London : MacLehose Press, 2026.
Collation:
400 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Amharic.
ISBN:
9781529428414 (pbk)
Dewey class:
892.873
Language:
EnglishAmharic
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BRN:
4211006