Translated from Amharic by Constantin Kaïteris, this emblematic novel, as abundant as it is poetic, plunges the reader into an Ethiopian society suffocated by social divisions. September 23, 2021 at 5:31 PM By Hanna Pasquier Updated on October 5, 2021 Born in 1910 and died in 2003, Haddis Alemayehu, an Ethiopian scholar and politician during the