{"product_id":"oromay-9781641296663","title":"Oromay","description":"\u003cb\u003eA journalist finds himself embroiled in a disastrous government campaign as well as a sweeping romance in this landmark English translation of Ethiopia's most famous novel. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn engrossing political thriller and a tale of love and war for readers of John Le Carr? and Philip Kerr. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecember 1981, Ethiopia. Tsegaye Hailemaryam, a well-known journalist for the state-run media, has just landed in Asmara. He is on assignment as the head of propaganda for the Red Star campaign, a massive effort by the Ethiopian government to end the Eritrean insurgency. There, amid the city's bars and coffeehouses buzzing with spies and government agents, he juggles the demands of his superiors while trying to reassure his fianc?e back home that he's not straying with Asmara's famed beauties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Tsegaye falls in love with Asmara--and, in spite of his promises, with dazzling, enigmatic local woman Fiammetta--his misgivings about the campaign grow. Tsegaye confronts the horror of war when he is sent with an elite army unit to attack the insurgents' mountain stronghold. In the aftermath, he encounters betrayals that shake his faith in both the regime and human nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOromay\u003c\/i\u003e became an instant sensation when first published in 1983 and was swiftly banned for its frank depiction of the regime. The author vanished soon thereafter; the consensus is that he was murdered in retaliation for \u003ci\u003eOromay\u003c\/i\u003e. A sweeping and timeless story about power and betrayal in love and war, the novel remains Girma's masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Baalu Girma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641296663","brand":"Soho Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43311308374153,"sku":"9781641296663","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8134e770-2a9f-45fb-b04b-1a0f4c642a67.jpg?v=1738051637","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/oromay-9781641296663","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}