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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.
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 ...
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Perhaps the most famous literary contributor to this century is author Haddis Alemayehu. His tragic novel, Love to the Grave (ፍቅር እስከ መቃብር; Fəqər əskä Mäqabər), is one of the most renowned books in modern Ethiopian literature, considered a modern masterpiece. [8] Baalu Girma's Oromay (1983) is also well-regarded. [9]
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.
Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin was born in Bodaa village, near Ambo, Ethiopia, some 120 km from the capital Addis Ababa. [3] He is an Oromo. [4] As many Ethiopian boys do, he also learned Ge'ez, the ancient language of the church, which is an Ethiopian equivalent of Latin. He also helped the family by caring for cattle.
The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Living, Abrams Books, 2018 [59] "In Ethiopia's Highlands, a Search for Hope and Horror". Wall Street Journal, 20 August 2019 [60] "Writing About the Forgotten Black Women of the Italo-Ethiopian War". Literary Hub. 24 September 2019 [61] "From Homer to Alexievich: Top 10 books about the human cost of war".
Yemodish Bekele (born 1960) is a published author of more than seven books, including poetry, short stories, and a novella, and was the first Ethiopian woman to publish her own collection of short stories.