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Yves-Marie Stranger

Writer and Translator

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    • Ces pas qui trop vite s’effacent
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        • Confessions of an English chatt chewer
        • The Portuguese reach Prester John
        • Elephants in Ethiopia – The end of the game
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        • Le piège du  COVID-Zéro
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Spelling out Ethiopia in 33 Characters

 

Read an extract at Uthiopia.com

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‘A ground-breaking new book, The Book of Ethiopia, authored by Yves-Marie Stranger, offers a unique lens into the country’s rich tapestry of history through 33 biographical vignettes. Each vignette corresponds to one of the 33 symbols of the Abyssinian syllabary, or Abugida, creating an intricate narrative that intertwines fact and fiction…Read more @Capital

 

A profile by Abraham Tekle in The Reporter:

Ethiopia through the Eyes of Yves-Marie Stranger:

‘Living in Ethiopia for over a decade gave Stranger a nuanced understanding of its history, geography, and culture. His work—whether in literature or tourism—bridges the cultural divide, blending his European heritage with a deep appreciation for Ethiopian values. Reviews of his work often highlight this ability, positioning him as a respected interpreter of Ethiopia for global audiences.’

(Read more @TheReporter.)

 

 

A review of A Gallop in Ethiopia in Capital Newspaper

‘Yves-Marie Stranger still remembers the stunned look on the faces of his guests. They had ridden horses in Mongolia, trekked across Kenya’s savannah, and galloped through the Argentine pampas. But nothing, they said, compared to the highlands of Ethiopia.

For more than two decades, Stranger, a writer and equestrian guide, led horseback expeditions through the rugged hills of Menagesha and Sululta. Along the way, he discovered more than breathtaking views—he uncovered a forgotten past… Continue Abraham Tekle’s article @The Reporter

Read Isaac Samuel’s original essay: The Medieval Knights of Ethiopia

The Abyssinian Syllabary Podcast.

The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia in 33 vignettes of Ethiopian lives – each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary, or Abugida.

Episode One: A Prologue, by Manuel de Guèz, followed by the 33 characters of the Ethiopian palimpsest, including Tintin in Ethiopia, The Hagiography of Arthur Rimbaud, Queen Mentewab and many more…

 

The Amur in the Time of Covid

In their baccalauréat orals, French students have been known to sidestep the open-ended C’est quoi l’amour ? (What is love?), craftily submerging the examiners with a torrent of geographical minutiae: L’Amour est un long fleuve tranquille de Sibérie (‘The Amur is a long calm river in Siberia’)…

Continue reading the review @LitroMagazine

 

The Map Is Not the Terroir

Much like the wines of the country’s terroirs, France, à l’aise dans sa peau (at ease in its own skin), is at once a geographical objet trouvé and a painstakingly contrived concoction – the map is not the territory, the map is the terroirs…

Continue reading the review @ Litro Magazine.

Galloping Ahead in Ethiopia 

“I discovered that Ethiopia was an orthodox paradox—a country of individualist conformists…”

Continue reading Galloping Ahead in Ethiopia on Ethiopia Insight.

L’Éthiopie : un emballement confiné

“J’avais installé un cheval chez moi, dans le quartier d’Abo Mazoria, remplissant une des chambres de bottes de foin. C’était un peu excentrique de ma part, mais pas tant que ça. L’Éthiopie était un paradoxe orthodoxe : un pays de conformistes individualistes.” 

Lire la suite d’Un emballement confiné sur Actualitté.

 

Teaser for Oranges of Prester John

Books by Yves-Marie Stranger



Ethiopia Through Writers' Eyes (Also available in BookWorld & Mega Books in Addis Ababa)

African Train (contributing author)

Ces pas qui trop vite s'effacent
The Abyssinian Syllabary. For publishing updates: @ YMStranger or Uthiopia Newsletter
Drinking coffee in Uthiopia with Cornu de Lenclos
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