While I was careful to preface Ethiopia through writers’ eyes with the following caveat: “Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not knowing his in its entirety.” The Theologians, Jorge Luis Borges … Continue reading →
While I was careful to preface Ethiopia through writers’ eyes with the following caveat: “Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not knowing his in its entirety.” The Theologians, Jorge Luis Borges … Continue reading →
Ethiopia, from the 6th century Greek traveller Cosmas to the 19th century London Illustrated News depictions of the noble Abyssinian king Theodoros reclining amidst his tame lions, has long incited the imagination of artists – and from Theseus delivering Andromeda … Continue reading →
When I first went to Gudu just a few years ago, there were a few mud houses, and no electricity. Today, Ethiopian pop blasts out of three or four coffee houses – and they even have espresso machines. A hotel … Continue reading →
Contes d’Abyssinie à la manière de Schwob et sous la forme sibylline d’un fidélaire abyssin – (33 chapitres correspondant aux 33 symboles majeurs de l’alphasyllabaire g’eez). Un homage à Jean-Michel Cornu de Lenclos (Saigon, Indochine, 13 juin 1956 … Continue reading →
