Oromay: War, betrayal and espionage in 1980s Ethiopia: a classic of African literature that sealed its author's fate

Author: Baalu Girma Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 "A modern classic" Observer "Astonishing and compelling . . . Impossible to put down" Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King Ethiopia, 1982: After a decade of conflict, the government is determined to quash the Eritrean insurgency once and for all. As head of propaganda, it's Tsegaye's job to keep the people onside. When the Red Star Campaign lands him in Asmara, Tsegaye is swept up in the city's nightlife, the...Read more