Ethiopia

Books in this genre are set in or about Ethiopia.

Cutting for Stone
The Shadow King
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
The Emperor: Downfall of An Autocrat
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
Sweetness in the Belly
Notes from the Hyena's Belly: An Ethiopian Boyhood
There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children
The Wife's Tale: A Personal History
A History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1991
Yes, Chef
Black Dove White Raven
Say You're One of Them
All Our Names
How to Read the Air
I Didn't Do It for You by Michela WrongBrothers at War by Tekeste NegashHeart of Fire by Senait G. MehariEritrea and Ethiopia by Tekeste NegashMy Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Azieb Pool
Eritrea
9 books — 3 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,762 books — 1,642 voters

The Legend of Sheba by Tosca LeeJonas and the Mountain by Janis HarperIsmeni by Tosca LeeMakeda by Prue SobersThe Queen of Sheba by Roberta Kells Dorr
Queen of Sheba - Fiction & Nonfiction
15 books — 20 voters
Cutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseDesta and King Solomon's Coin of Magic and Fortune - Vol 1 by Getty  AmbauYohannes Ishi by Nabse BamatoThe Hospital by the River by Catherine HamlinSweetness In The Belly by Camilla Gibb
All Things Ethiopia
66 books — 41 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Fictitious Africa
547 books — 265 voters
ልጅነት by ዘነበ ወላሐተታ ዘርዐ ያዕቆብ ወሐተታ ወልደ ሕይወት by ዘርዐ ያዕቆብመንግሥትና የሕዝብ አስተዳደር by ገብረሕይወት ባይከዳኝተረት ተረት የመሰረት by ሀዲስ ዓለማየሁኗሪ አልባ ጎጆዎች by በዕውቀቱ ስዩም
Endalk Ena Mahder Book List
34 books — 8 voters


Brynn Kelly
You promised me a kiss,” she whispered. “A rash comment in the heat of the moment.” His face was so close she could feel electricity snapping between them. “I think I’m still feeling that heat.” She tilted her hips. He groaned. It was enough. His mouth captured hers.
Brynn Kelly, Edge of Truth

Today, as a result of the increased activity that European nations are putting into expanding their relations with the most remote peoples of the East, and as a result of the repercussions of England's latest relations with Theodore, I thought that my work would not be without utility. I have just resumed it, and I offer it with the confidence that comes from a task faithfully fulfilled, and with the reserve that befits one who, like myself, undertakes to produce a collection of facts and charac ...more
Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, Twelve Years in Upper Ethiopia (Translated): Twelve Years' Residence in Highland Ethiopia

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