Girmacchaw Takla Hawaryat

Girmachew Tekle Hawaryat
Born	(1915-07-18)July 18, 1915 Ethiopia
Died	June 10, 1987(1987-06-10) (aged 71) Ethiopia
Occupation(s)	Novelist, poet
Known for	African poet, wrote the novel Araya

Girmachew Tekle Hawaryat (1915–1987) was an Ethiopian poet, who wrote one of the most well-known African novels, Araya (1948–49).^[1]

Lifework

Girmachew's most famous work Araya was written in 1948, and encompasses the journeying of a peasant called Araya to Europe.^[2]

Araya became a novel that was widely recognized throughout Ethiopia and Africa more broadly. It explores the themes of generational conflict and the superpositions of the differences between the modern and traditional cultures that exist between the two continents.^[3]

References

1. "Girmācchaw Takla Hāwāryāt | Ethiopian author | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
2. "Ārʿāyā | work by Hāwāryāt | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
3. "African literature - The influence of oral traditions on modern writers | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.