Michael Daniel Ambatchew

Michael Daniel Ambatchew (1967-2012) was an Ethiopian children's book writer. He has written Sidama Tales and Alemayehu. Although an admirer of Western stories like Puss in Boots, he has been active in improving the publishing of a more native Ethiopian children's literature, and has also written on literature in general.

Michael Daniel Ambatchew
Born(1967-03-07)7 March 1967
Moscow, Russia
Died25 October 2012(2012-10-25) (aged 45)
OccupationWriter
NationalityEthiopian
EducationAddis Ababa University
GenreChildren's picture books

Life and career

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Michael was born in Moscow to an Ethiopian father and an Indian mother[1] He attended Addis Ababa University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987.[2]

Selected works

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Books

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  • Animal Tales of Sidama (1998)[3]
  • Bongani in Addis (1998)
  • A Cluster of Rejections (1999)
  • Alemayehu (2006)[4]
  • Mimi Mystery (2012)
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  1. ^ "African Books Collective: Michael Daniel Ambatchew". www.africanbookscollective.com. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. ^ Penson, Jonathan (2011). Next Steps in Managing Teacher Migration: Papers of the Sixth Commonwealth Research Symposium on Teacher Mobility, Recruitment and Migration : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 8-9 June 2011. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 2012. pp. iii. ISBN 978-9230010973.
  3. ^ "Ambatchew, Michael Daniel". Ambatchew, Michael Daniel - Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. 2006. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195146561.001.0001. ISBN 9780195146561. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  4. ^ Ambatchew, Michael Daniel (2006). Alemayehu. On Demand Publishing. ISBN 1419632701.