Haggis alemayehu biography in amharic history

Ethiopian novelist (1910–2003)

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Haddis, and not as Alemayehu.

Haddis Alemayehu (Amharic: ሐዲስ ዓለማየሁ; 15 October 1910 – 6 December 2003) was an Ethiopian novelist.

His Amharic novel Love to the Grave (Amharic: ፍቅር እስከ መቃብር; Fəqər əskä Mäqabər, 1968) is considered a classic of modern Ethiopian literature.

Aside from literature, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1960 to 1961.

Biography

Haddis was born in the Endodam Kidane Miheret section, the lower parts of Debre Markos, in the Gojjam province.

Haggis alemayehu biography in amharic history book

He was the son of an Orthodox priest, Abba Alemayehu Solomon and his mother, Desta Alemu. He grew up with his mother. As a boy, he began his education within the system of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, studying at the monasteries of Debre Elias, Debre Werq, and Dima Giorgis where he finally graduated in Qine (type of exte