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Notes from the Hyena's Belly : An Ethiopian Boyhood
Notes from the Hyena's Belly An Ethiopian Boyhood
Author: Nega Mezlekia
In this acclaimed memoir, Mezlekia recalls his boyhood in the arid city of Jijiga, Ethiopia, and his journey to manhood during the 1970s and 1980s. He traces his personal evolution from child to soldier--forced at the age of eighteen to join a guerrilla army. And he describes the hardships that consumed Ethiopia after the fall of Emperor Haile S...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312269883
ISBN-10: 0312269889
Publication Date: 1/6/2001
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This is a fascinating account of life in an African culture and the story of survival during political upheaval. Recommended.


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