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The following is an alphabetical list of Amharic writers, presenting an overview of notable authors, journalists, novelists, playwrights, poets and screenwriters who have released literary works in the Amharic language, used predominantly in Ethiopia.
Also: Ethiopia: People: By occupation: Writers Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large.
Abe Gubegna (Amharic: አቤ ጉበኛ; 1 July 1933 – 10 February 1980) was an Ethiopian novelist, playwright and poet. He published eight novels, five plays, three collections of poetry, and translated several biographies of world leaders as well as other works. Abe mainly wrote in Amharic, but two of his books were written in English.
Kebede Michael (Amharic: ከበደ ሚካኤል; 2 November 1916 – 12 November 1998) was an Ethiopian-born author of both fiction and non-fiction literature.He is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and versatile intellectuals of modern Ethiopia – he was a poet, playwright, essayist, translator, historian, novelist, philosopher, journalist, and government minister belonging to the ...
Another significant medieval Ethiopian text is The History of Alexander, believed to have been written around 1500. It narrates the life and conquests of Alexander the Great, depicting him as a Christian warrior. [3] By the beginning of the 16th century, the Islamic invasions put an end to the flourishing of Ethiopian literature.
Tsehay was born and grew up in Addis Ababa, in a family of 11 children.Her father was a priest, and he also fought against the Italian occupation of Ethiopia.He died suddenly when she was in high school, so she completed a brief teacher training program and obtained a teaching job to help support her family.
Giyorgis of Segla (c. 1365 – 1 July 1425 [a]), also known as Giyorgis of Gasicha or Abba Giyorgis, [b] [1] [6] was an Ethiopian Oriental Orthodox monk, saint, [7] and author of religious books. Giyorgis' work has had great influence on Ethiopian monastic calendars, hymns and Ge'ez literature .
Nega Mezlekia (Amharic: ነጋ መዝለቂያ; born 1958) [1] is an Ethiopian writer who writes in English. His first language is the Amharic language, but since the 1980s he has lived in Canada so speaks and writes in English. Nega was born in Jijiga, the oldest son of Mezlekia, a bureaucrat in the Imperial government.