Recommended Books
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UNA MIRADA ETÍOPE (An
Ethiopian sight), Tomás Martí
Huguet, Editorial Flor del Viento.
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The author describes his trip to Tigray, a
semi desert area in the north of Ethiopia. With the author,
who is a Spanish doctor travelling on an expedition
organised by Proyecto Vision we will travel across this
country and discover how Ethiopians understand their own
history and culture and the country’s isolation from the
rest of the world. We will experience a cultural shock and
realize that quite close to Europe, people are fighting for
survival. For these people, fighting against hunger, disease
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ETIOPÍA: UN ROSTRO
CON TRES MIRADAS (ETHIOPIA,
a face
with
three
views) Fco. Javier Gozálbez, Dulce
M. Cebrián. Editorial Marfil
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Two have been the intentions of the authors: to expose the rich one
and varied Ethiopian culture like patrimony of all and, to show its
attractive beauty, natural and human. at the same time, the authors
submerge us in complicated but fascinating Ethiopian world. Great by
its majestic face. Great by its glances that lock up all the force
of their cultures. Ethiopia is origin of the Nile. Ethiopia is a
hominids fossil mine, its origin has been called it and cradles of
the humanity. Written history goes back more than 3000 years with
numerous historical monuments. The diverse religions and cultures
have left to their seal in great amount of temples and festivals. |
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SENTIR ETIOPÍA.(A feeling of Ethiopia)
Aid
in Action presents ”A Feeling of Ethiopia “ , a book on the culture,
richness, traditions and history of this wonderful African country, the
cradle of humanity and destination of pilgrimages. The following persons
have contributed to “A Feeling of Ethiopia” : Federico Mayor Zaragoza,
Juan Luis Arsuaga, Tomás Martí, Getachew Fisiha, Fernado Moleres, Jose Luis
Cortés, Patricia Cabello, Rafael Descallar, Dulce Maria Cebrian, Ryszard
Kapuscinski, Joseph Giralt, Sebastiao Salgado, Javier
Gozálbez, Javier Labarga and Javier Mariscal’s
studio.
RBA,
Barcelona 2004.
ETIOPÍA, hombres, lugares y mitos. (ETHIOPÍA,
its people,
places and miths.)
Juan González
Núñez. Editorial Mundo Negro.
Madrid
1990.
A
magnificent personal account of the Ethiopian culture, history and legends,
written by a Spanish missionary who has a profound knowledge of the country.
Juan Gonzalez underwent the horrors of the 1984-1985 famine and
explains his
experience in a short book entitled “ Ethiopia: thirty - eight days in the heart
of hunger”, also published by Editorial Mundo Negro. A moving account of that
horrible tragedy.
EL
EMPERADOR (ETIOPÍA). (THE
EMPEROR,
ETHIOPIA).
R. Kapuscinski
Editorial Anagrama.
A
fascinating book on an exceptional personage: the Emperor Haile
Selassie , King of Kings of Ethiopia, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah,
Elect of God , direct descendant of Salomon, who governed his country as
absolute monarch for almost fifty years, until in 1974 he was overthrown by a
Revolutionary Council. Ryszard Kapucinski travelled to Ethiopia and delved into
a country in the throes of a civil war, and cautiously, overcoming mistrusts and
fears was able to interview the old dignitaries of the imperial court, as well
as the Emperor’s personal servants who in their day had had to take care of
many diverse, unusual tasks. The stories included in this book are horrific,
tragicomic, incredible and always extraordinarily exciting, and as parts of a
puzzle depict Ethiopia as being closer to being a horrifying nightmare than
to the One Thousand and One Nights country in which Selassie believed he was
living in .
“Ebony” by
the same author, who is considered by many to be the best reporter of the
century, is a lucid look which introduces the reader to the complex
reality of Africa, with the wars, misery and injustice present in its
history and which is weighing down its present. It also contains a
magnificent description of the locality of Lalibela in Ethiopia.
African
Ark:
Carol
Beckwith
Angela Fisher.Harvill
Press, London 1996
An excellent
photographical report. A journey around the Horn of Africa with photographs of
the landscape, customs and folklore of the various tribes. A real jewel
accompanied by excellent texts in English
Etiopía photographed.
Richard Pankhurst, Denis Gérard. Kegan Paul Iternational.
Historical photographs of the country and its people taken between 1867 and
1935. An unusual collection of pictures that help us to imagine the country
in the past century.