A Gallop in Ethiopia: Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian pony
A Gallop in Ethiopia: Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian Pony will help you understand Ethiopia by giving you useful insights into the country’s culture and history. Filled with the personal observations of the author, Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian Pony will provide you with some pointers to help you ‘get’ a country that is often misunderstood. This is a book for anybody interested in Ethiopia who would like to get a better grasp of where the country is headed.
Yves-Marie Stranger is the author and translator of several books on Ethiopia. The author launched an equestrian stable near Addis Ababa and ran horse treks in the highlands to the north of the city. He later had a parallel career in conference interpreting in the ‘capital of Africa’, which brought him into close contact with both Ethiopian and foreign political and business elites. A Gallop in Ethiopia is a brief memoir of the years the author spent running horse treks and trying to comprehend Ethiopia.
A Gallop in Ethiopia: Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian pony includes three interviews with people who have intimate knowledge of the country. Rahel Shawl is a well-known architect who designed many of the most iconic buildings in Addis Ababa. Beede Mekonnen is a respected businessman once jailed for the crime of being the grandson of Haile Selassie. Éloi Ficquet is a co-editor of Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia (Hurst), and a former director of the French Centre for Ethiopian Studies. Read More...
