African Titanics
About the book
A story of African migrants attempting to reach Europe across the Mediterranean.
Original title: Tītānīkāt afrīqiyya
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Eritrea
African Titanics and Black Foam explore migration and the shifting identities of people seeking safety. Sulaiman Addonia, born in Eritrea to an Eritrean mother and Ethiopian father, presents other diasporic experiences in a refugee camp and Saudi Arabia. His The Consequences of Love also has a Polish translation. The Crown and the Pen offers a separate memoir route from Ethiopia’s imperial court towards Eritrea’s liberation struggle.
WHERE TO START
- African TitanicsAbu Bakr Khaal
- The Consequences of LoveSulaiman Addonia
- Black FoamHaji Jabir
Books to begin with
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The Consequences of Love
About the book
A young Eritrean refugee and a girl in Jeddah try to sustain a forbidden relationship.
PolishTranslation
Miłość i jej następstwa
Prószyński i S-ka · 2009
Translated by Michał Juszkiewicz
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Silence Is My Mother Tongue
About the book
Saba and her non-speaking brother live in a refugee camp, challenging expectations of gender and dependence.
Black Foam
About the book
Dawoud reshapes stories of his identity while seeking safety and a place in the world.
Original title: Raghwa sawdāʾ
EnglishTranslation
Black Foam
Amazon Crossing
Translated by Sawad Hussain i Marcia Lynx Qualey
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The Crown and the Pen: The Memoirs of a Lawyer Turned Rebel, Volume I
About the book
A lawyer recalls his path from serving Ethiopia’s emperor to joining Eritrea’s liberation movement.
EnglishOriginal
The Crown and the Pen: The Memoirs of a Lawyer Turned Rebel, Volume I
Red Sea Press
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The Seers
About the book
An Eritrean refugee in London confronts homelessness, memory and desire.
Wounded Nation
About the book
The second memoir volume by a lawyer and participant in Eritrea’s independence struggle.
Context and sources
Sources on authors and their connections to this country. Specific edition details appear beside each book. Polish and English originals are not labelled as translations.
- Autor i kontekst literacki / Author and literary context ↗
- Sulaiman Addonia — Random House ↗
- Sulaiman Addonia — Graywolf Press ↗
- Haji Jabir — Amazon Crossing ↗
- Bereket Habte Selassie — Red Sea Press ↗
- Sulaiman Addonia — publisher biography ↗
- Haji Jaber — International Prize for Arabic Fiction author interview ↗
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