Notes from the Hyena's Belly An Ethiopian Boyhood

Name: Notes from the Hyena's Belly An Ethiopian Boyhood
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ISBN: 9780312289140

ISBN-10: 0312289146

ISBN-13: 9780312289140

Edition: N/A

Authors: Nega Mezlekia

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Winner of the Governor General's Award A Library Journal Best Book of 2001 Part autobiography and part social history, Notes from the Hyena's Belly offers an unforgettable portrait of Ethiopia, and of Africa, during the 1970s and '80s, an era of civil war, widespread famine, and mass execution. "We children lived like the donkey," Mezlekia remembers, "careful not to wander off the beaten trail and end up in the hyena's belly." His memoir sheds light not only on the violence and disorder that beset his native country, but on the rich spiritual and cultural life of Ethiopia itself. Throughout, he portrays the careful divisions in dress, language, and culture between the Muslims and…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 1/5/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English