2026 Reading Challenge
Genres > Eastern Africa

Ethiopia

Books in this genre are set in or about Ethiopia.

Ethiopia Books

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
Yes, Chef
A History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1991
Black Dove White Raven
Say You're One of Them
All Our Names
How to Read the Air
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Lists

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Destruction of Black Civilization by Chancellor WilliamsThe Kraals of Ulundi by David Ebsworth"The Shining Ones" by Helene E. HaganThe Keys of Egypt by Lesley Adkins
Books On African History
207 books — 51 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,068 books — 971 voters

Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El SaadawiAya by Marguerite AbouetNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb SalihThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Tour d'Afrique
71 books — 21 voters
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

Blood River by Tim ButcherChasing the Devil by Tim ButcherSketches from the Periphery by M.P. SummersMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
Great Modern African Reads
88 books — 55 voters
Where Tomorrow Leads by DiAnn MillsLong Walk Home by DiAnn MillsHeart of Africa by Loren LocknerDeadly Safari by Lisa HarrisPromises in the Dark by Stephanie Tyler
Contemporary Romance Novels set on the African Continent
62 books — 16 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Ethiopia”

Tahir Shah
“ As anyone who's ever taken an Ethiopian bus knows, there is an unwritten rule that the windows must remain firmly closed. ...more ”
― Tahir Shah, In Search of King Solomon's Mines
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Bethlehem Attfield
“ What do you call those who won't sing? Savages. ...more ”
― Bethlehem Attfield, Requiem for Potatoes: An Audio Musical Story
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Videos Tagged “Ethiopia”

My Favorite Vegan Dish: Ethiopian Edition
My Favorite Vegan Dish: Ethiopian Edition
No Greater Love
No Greater Love
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Groups Tagged "Ethiopia"

Please join author/journalist Anne Marie Ruff from May 7-14, 2012 for a Q&A on her first novel "…more
15 members, last active 13 years ago
Habesha Reads Ethiopia based group for book lovers from all over the world...we discuss books and share recomm…more
11 members, last active 7 years ago
This is a group where we read books written by Ethiopian authors and discuss. We will pick a boo…more
2 members, last active 2 years ago
...May 25, 2014 to June 25, 2014...
1 member, last active 11 years ago