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Dertogada, by author Yismake Worku.
A pioneering novel with the full craft to be written and read in Amharic in this age of advanced space exploration.
Nothing is wanting in its language or the structure of its story, and beyond that Yismake has a writing style of his own that sets him apart from any other author.
As we follow the narrative chapter by chapter, the heart is set alight; it is the distilled essence of many complex stories, so that each page we turn brings something new, and its pace is filled with action.
It is at once science, espionage, romance, and historical fiction. It is a novel that spans and binds together yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Among the ideas it stirs is the scramble made for material wealth and for intellectual wealth, as well as patriotism: what does a person pay for himself, and whom — or what — will he sell? The rest is best left for the reader to discuss with the text.
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