Oromay by Girma, Baalu

Oromay

A journalist finds himself embroiled in a disastrous government campaign as well as a sweeping romance in...
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SKU: 9781641296663
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Author: Baalu Girma
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Oromay by Girma, Baalu

Oromay

CHF 38.49

Oromay

CHF 38.49
Author: Baalu Girma
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A journalist finds himself embroiled in a disastrous government campaign as well as a sweeping romance in this landmark English translation of Ethiopia's most famous novel.

An engrossing political thriller and a tale of love and war for readers of John Le Carr? and Philip Kerr.

December 1981, Ethiopia. Tsegaye Hailemaryam, a well-known journalist for the state-run media, has just landed in Asmara. He is on assignment as the head of propaganda for the Red Star campaign, a massive effort by the Ethiopian government to end the Eritrean insurgency. There, amid the city's bars and coffeehouses buzzing with spies and government agents, he juggles the demands of his superiors while trying to reassure his fianc?e back home that he's not straying with Asmara's famed beauties.

As Tsegaye falls in love with Asmara--and, in spite of his promises, with dazzling, enigmatic local woman Fiammetta--his misgivings about the campaign grow. Tsegaye confronts the horror of war when he is sent with an elite army unit to attack the insurgents' mountain stronghold. In the aftermath, he encounters betrayals that shake his faith in both the regime and human nature.

Oromay became an instant sensation when first published in 1983 and was swiftly banned for its frank depiction of the regime. The author vanished soon thereafter; the consensus is that he was murdered in retaliation for Oromay. A sweeping and timeless story about power and betrayal in love and war, the novel remains Girma's masterpiece.

Author: Baalu Girma
Publisher: Soho Press
Published: 02/04/2025
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9781641296663

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