Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin
Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin | |
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Gabre-Medhin in the 1980s | |
| Born | 17 August 1936 Bodaa, Shewa province, Ethiopian Empire occupied by Italian East Africa (now Oromia Region, Ethiopia) |
| Died | 25 February 2006 (aged 69) Manhattan, New York City, U.S |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
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| Period | Modern |
| Genre | Narrative |
| Years active | 1960–1998 |
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Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin (Amharic: ጸጋዬ ገብረ መድኅን; 17 August 1936 – 25 February 2006) was an Ethiopian poet and novelist. His novels and poems evoke retrospective narratives, fanciful epics, and nationalistic connotations. Gabre-Medhin is considered to be one of the most important Ethiopian novelists, along with Baalu Girma and Haddis Alemayehu. His books have been successful in commercial sales and in even academic theses. His works are solely based in Amharic and English.