Oromay - Paperback
by Baalu Girma
$13.99
$19.00
-26%Choose Option
Paperback
$13.99
$19.00
Hardcover
$21.99
$30.00
Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Availability:In StockContributor:Baalu Girma, David Degusta (Translator), Mesfin Felleke Yirgu (Translator)Publish date:1/6/2026Pages:408
Language:EnglishPublisher:Soho PressISBN-13:9781641297448ISBN-10:1641297441UPC:9781641297448Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, ThrillersBook Topic:Africa, Espionage, PoliticalSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.40 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC35J1TYWB
Oromay
A journalist finds himself embroiled in a disastrous government campaign as well as a sweeping romance in this landmark English translation of Ethiopia's most famous novel. An engrossing political thriller and a tale of love and war for readers of John Le Carré and Philip Kerr. December 1981, Ethiopia. Tsegaye Hailemaryam, a well-known journalist for the state-run media, has just landed in...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Soho PressISBN-13:9781641297448ISBN-10:1641297441UPC:9781641297448Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, ThrillersBook Topic:Africa, Espionage, PoliticalSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.40 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC35J1TYWB
Baalu Girma (1939 - ?) was one of Ethiopia's greatest writers and Oromay was his most famous novel. Its unflattering portrait of the regime caused the book to be banned and Girma to be fired. He vanished on Valentine's Day 1984, likely kidnapped and murdered by the Derg.
Publisher: Soho Press
Contributor(s)
Baalu Girma, David Degusta (Translator), Mesfin Felleke Yirgu (Translator)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.