Conversations concerning Ethiopian history
Ethiopian history is not as prominently documented as other nations which only elevates these two titles importance. Tower in the Sky is Hiwot Teffera’s memoir, it can serve as an insight into the political and social structures of 20th century Ethiopia. It is told through the author’s lens, her involvement with the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) and subsequent imprisonment.
Books are powerful agents of change, accountability. Oromai was published when the military junta was in power. Ethiopian history has faced a lot of erasure by colonial powers; this text represents courage, bravery. The author Bealu Girma was assassinated in 1984. He is remembered as a courageous journalist who stood up to a repressive regime despite the attempts to silence him.
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Tower in the sky
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Call Number: 963.06 H676t 2012Publication Date: 2012An eighteen-year old girl sets out to meet a young man whom she had never met before and is swept away by a series of events that transformed her life in a way she could have never imagined. Tower in the sky is the story of love, revolution, hopes, dreams, violence, terror, trust, betrayal, tragedy, disillusionment, self-transformation and the triumphal power of the human spirit. The book vividly depicts a moment in Ethiopia's history when the country convulsed with violence unleashed by a bloodthirsty military government that massacred an untold number of people, especially the young and plunged the country into darkness. -
Oromai
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Call Number: 892.8 G744o 2009Publication Date: 2009Narrated in the third person by a journalist named Tsegaye. He is sent to Asmara, Eritrea, as propaganda minister of the Red Star campaign, an effort to defeat the rising insurgency in the area by a combination of economic and military campaigns. He arrives in Asmara in the evening and goes out to tour the city and make a documentary to be aired that same day. During his tour, he notices the strain caused by the insurgency on the local population, which is suffering from lack of food and fuel. Nonetheless, he attempts to portray an image of a resilient society that stands for peace and unification.
