The Reader includes sample works of modern writers starting with the first story by Afewerk Ghebre Jesus written in 1908 up to the writings of the early 2000s, which continue Amharic literature in various genres. The Chrestomathy is supplemented with linguistic and cultural comments of lexical, grammatical and ethno-cultural nature. Short biographies of the writers are included. Ethiopian literature is justly considered young, though it is bas...
Being in Two Volumes, by Ruby M. Harmon, MD, explores themes of love, laughter, healing, struggle and resilience. Her previous volume of poetry, Poetic Moves While Doctoring, was published in 2006.