Gebreyesus Hailu (1906–1993)
Auteur van The Conscript: A Novel of Libya’s Anticolonial War (Modern African Writing Series)
Over de Auteur
Gebreyesus Hailu (1906-1993) was a prominent and influential figure in the cultural and intellectual life of Eritrea during the Italian colonial period and in the post-Italian era in Africa. Hailu's novel, The Conscript, is based on a true story of Eritrean soldiers conscripted by the Italian toon meer colonial army to fight in Libya, whom Hailu met on his way to study in Italy. toon minder
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The Conscript: A Novel of Libya’s Anticolonial War (Modern African Writing Series) (1927) 29 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1906
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1993
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- Eritrea
- Geboorteplaats
- Afelba, Eritrea
- Woonplaatsen
- Segeneyti, Eritrea
Vatican, Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy
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The Conscript: A Novel of Libya's Anticolonial War door Gebreyesus Hailu
A novella about an Eritrean conscripted into the Italian army to fight Libyans. In this brief novella Hailu gives a wonderful examination of a culture that praises warriors, but also examines what it means to fight someone else's wars. Contains an amazing description of moving from the fertile coastal regions to what the Eritrean soldiers see as the burning hellscape of the Libyan desert.
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- Populariteit
- #460,290
- Waardering
- 4.5
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- 2