Enkutatash, the Ethiopian New Year
Enkutatash is certainly one of the New Years most tied to flowers, with ancient roots that would even trace it back to a journey of the Queen of Sheba; it…
Coffee, the drink of the Sufis
The most widespread drink in the world has its origins in Ethiopia, then spreading thanks to the great consumption by the Sufis. Coffee is probably, like spices, one of the…
The 5 best books read in 2020 (and 5 honorable mentions)
The 5 most beautiful and significant titles read this year and 5 honorable mentions Preamble The list is not in order of pleasantness but in chronological order, except for the…
“Cronache dalla polvere” by Zoya Barontini
10 stories by 11 different authors to fully immerse you in the Addis Ababa Massacre, 10 ghost stories to remember the Italian infamies in Ethiopia Cronache dalla polvere In 1936…
The Kebra Nagast, the Ethiopian “Book of Kings”
The Kebra Nagast represents a key book for Ethiopian culture, so tied to its Solomonic origins, which are narrated here in depth Kebra Nagast The "Kebra Nagast", in the Ge'ez…
History of Ethiopia
A blessed place whose story we absolutely wanted to tell. Ethiopia is a country of cultural, historical and faith richness with few equals in the world, we hope to have…
3 must-read books from: Sub-Saharan Africa
Given the rapidly worsening health situation in the Bel Paese, every week we will offer you 3 "unmissable" books by area, in the first episode the Maghreb, today Sub-Saharan Africa…
I magnifici 6 della Libreria Tamu
Volevamo coprire tutto il Bel Paese e così, dalla libreria Griot di Roma, ci spostiamo a Napoli con Tamu. Siamo sicuri che gli spunti non mancheranno "Future. Il domani narrato…
Natale copto ed ortodosso
In occasione del natale copto ed ortodosso, abbiamo deciso di un fare un piccolo off topic legato alla vita del nostro autore principale. Una piccola digressione che speriamo possa essere…
