Sebhat Gebre-Egziabher
Sebhat Gebre-Egziabher | |
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![]() Sebhat in 2009 | |
Native name | ስብሐት ለአብ ገብረ እግዚአብሔር |
Born | Adwa, Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire | 5 May 1936
Died | 20 February 2012 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | (aged 75–76)
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Tigrigna, Amharic, English, French |
Citizenship | Ethiopian |
Notable works | ትኩሳት (Fever) ሌቱም አይነጋልኝ (Endless Night) ሰባተኛው መላክ (The Seventh Angel) |
Relatives | Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher |
Sebhat-Leab Gebre-Egziabher (Tigrinya: ስብሐት ለአብ ገብረ እግዚአብሔር; 5 May 1936 – 20 February 2012) was an Ethiopian writer from Tigray Region.[1] He is famous for pioneering the naturalist writing style in Amharic. His writing style was not constrained by the traditional Ethiopian writing style nor orthodox syntax. Despite using simple words and seemingly light prose, Sebhat's concepts are highly sophisticated and philosophical.[citation needed]
Biography
Sebhat was born on 6 May 1936 near the historical town of Adwa, Tigray in a village called Erba Gered. He is the brother of the scientist Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher.
Sebhat originally intended to be a librarian. He visited Washington in 1960 and stayed there a year. At that time he was intending to write in English. He decided however that Amharic is better suited for his subject matter. He later visited France and received an award from UNESCO.
Sebhat published works of fiction and non fiction in French and Amharic. Some of his works have been translated into English. He also worked as a journalist and columnist for the Ethiopian Herald, Addis Zemen, Menen, and other magazines and newspapers.
Works
Amharic
- ሌቱም አይነጋልኝ Dawn Yet Not
- ትኩሳት Tekusat (Fever), 1997 (romance)
- ሰባተኛው መላክ Säbatägnaw Mälak (The 7th Angel), 1999 (romance)
- እግረ፡ መንገድ ፩ እና ፪ Egrä Mängäd 1 enna 2 (Along the way 1 and 2), 2003
- ማስታወሻ Mastawäsha (Notes), 2001
- አምስት ስድስት ሰባት እና ሌሎችም ታሪኮች (Five, Six, Seven and Other Stories)
- የፍቅር ሻማዎች (Love Candles)
- ቦርጨቅ Borchek
- ስምንተኛው ጋጋታ Semntegnaw Gagata(The Eighth Din)
- ዛዚ Zazi
- እነሆ ጀግና Eneho Jegna(Behold The Hero)
- የትረካ ጥበብ Yetireka Tibeb(The Art Of Narration)
English
- Seeds and other stories, retold in English by Wendy Kindred. African Sun Publishing. Aventures, 2004 - ISBN 1-883701-03-1
French
- Les Nuits d'Addis-Abeba, Paris, Actes Sud coll. Aventures, 2004 - ISBN 2-7427-4907-1, Translated by the author and Francis Falceto; Original title: ሌቱም፡ አይነጋልኝ, I will not see the end of the night, 2004.
- "Letum Aynegalign
References
- ^ Milkias, Paulos (2011-05-18). Ethiopia - Paulos Milkias - Google Boeken. ISBN 9781598842579. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
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