An edition of The Afersata [an Ethiopian novel,] (1969)
The Afersata
(an Ethiopian novel)
By Berhane Marion Sahle Sellassie
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Publish Date
1969
Publisher
Heinemann Educational
Language
eng
Pages
90
Description:
This Ethiopian novel about the search for an arsonist gives a glimpse of village life among the Gurage people in the 1960s. To find the culprit the village finds out using the ancient institution of the Afersata, the traditional Ethiopian way of investigating crimes.
subjects: Fiction, Fiction, general, Arson investigation, Gurage (African people), Villages
Places: Ethiopia