Books on Eritrea
Books on Eritrea including fiction and non-fiction, historical, biographical, novels, poetry, scientific studies and research related etc.
![Memoir by ex-Confederate general William Wing Loring of his experiences serving as a soldier in Egypt, his assignment to Abyssinia, during which time he was made a Pasha by the Khedive.]()
A Confederate Soldier in Egypt
Buy at Amazon A Confederate Soldier in Egypt by General William Wing Loring This book is a memoir by General William Wing Loring, a…
![Abeba Tesfagiorgis recounts her experience of alienation and torture by the Ethiopian government in Eritrea which led to her escape and exile, and her odyssey back to find her daughters that she left behind to join the armed struggle.]()
A Painful Season and A Stubborn Hope
Buy at Amazon A Painful Season and A Stubborn Hope - The Odyssey of an Eritrean Mother by Abeba Tesfagiorgis Abeba Tesfagiorgis, an Eritrean…
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Against All Odds
Buy at Amazon ERITREA - Revolution At Dusk by Dan Connell Against All Odds is a firsthand account of Eritrea’s 30-year struggle for…
![Amedeo is the extraordinary true story of Italian cavalry officer Amedeo Guillet who refused to surrender when Italy capitulated in WWII. He led a ragtag group including his Ethiopian lover in continued fighting against the British.]()
Amedeo - The true story of an Italian's war in Abyssinia
Buy at Amazon Amedeo - The true story of an Italian’s war in Abyssinia by Sebastian O’Kelly Amedeo, written by Sebastian O’Kelly, tells the…
![Ciao Asmara is the story of Justin Hill's two years in the African country of Eritrea, the people he met, and the country he discovered.]()
Ciao Asmara
Buy at Amazon Ciao Asmara by Justin Hill Ciao Asmara is the story of Justin Hill’s two years in the African country of Eritrea, the people…
![This book contains interviews with five Eritrean critics and government officials conducted shortly before they were arrested and detained indefinitely in 2001, after expressing dissatisfaction with the president's leadership.]()
Conversations with Eritrean Political Prisoners
Buy at Amazon Conversations with Eritrean Political Prisoners by Dan Connell In 2001, after a war with Ethiopia, a debate erupted within…
![Emergent Eritrea is a collection of papers presented at a 1991 conference on economic policymaking in Eritrea, held shortly after Eritrea gained independence.]()
Emergent Eritrea
Buy at Amazon Emergent Eritrea Edited by Gebre Hiwet Tesfagiorgis Emergent Eritrea: Challenges of Economic Development is a collection of…
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Eritrea - A Country Handbook
Eritrea - A Country Handbook by the Ministry of Information of Eritrea Eritrea - A Country Handbook by the Ministry of Information of…
![Freedom fighter turned scholar Andebrhan Welde Giorgis offers an insider's view of Eritrea's distressing political slide from triumph to tragedy after independence.]()
Eritrea at a Crossroads - A Narrative of Triumph, Betrayal and Hope
Buy at Amazon Eritrea at a Crossroads - A Narrative of Triumph, Betrayal and Hope by Andebrhan Welde Giorgis Eritrea at a Crossroads is a…
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Eritrea - Revolution At Dusk
Buy at Amazon ERITREA - Revolution At Dusk by Robert Papstein Eritrea - Revolution At Dusk is a photojournalism book by Robert Papstein…
![This book, written in Tgrnya, is a compilation of short stories about the tremendous accomplishments of women in the Eritreans' armed struggle for independence.]()
Gedli Deqianstyo - The Women's Struggle
Buy at Amazon Gedli Deqianstyo - The Women’s Struggle by Solomon Berhe, Ephrem Habtetsion, Yosef Hailemaryam This book, written in Tigrinya…
![The book focuses on the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) from its formation in the early 1970s to its victory in 1991 and its transformation into Eritrea's government.]()
Guerrillas to Government - The Eritrean People's Liberation Front
Buy at Amazon Guerrillas to Government - The Eritrean People’s Liberation Front by David Pool The book focuses on the Eritrean People’s…
![A thoughtful portrait examining how Muslims negotiate Muslim identity in non-Muslim societies, reflecting on their culture, history and lives to address whether there is anything in Islam that lends itself to terrorism.]()
Hearts Like Birds
Buy at Amazon Hearts Like Birds by Semere T. Habtemariam Told from the perspective of a Muslim-American tracing his lineage to the first…
![Kenisha by K. J. Lundström and Ezra Gebremedhin documents the history of the Evangelical Church of Eritrea between 1866-1935.]()
Kenisha
Buy at Amazon Kenisha by K. J. Lundström and Ezra Gebremedhin Kenisha deals with the background and development of the Evangelical Church of…
![The story of the 1975 and 1976 massacres in the Eritrean village of Wekidiba, pieced together through interviews with dozens of survivors over 6 years.]()
Massacre at Wekidiba - The Tragic Story of a Village in Eritrea
Buy at Amazon Massacre at Wekidiba - The Tragic Story of a Village in Eritrea by Habtu (Fr. Athanasius) Ghebre-Ab This book documents the…
![This book is a compilation of short stories around the turning-point event in the Eritreans' armed struggle when EPLF destroyed the Wuqaw Command.]()
Meqeiro (Turning Point)
Buy at Amazon Meqeiro (Turning Point) by Solomon Berhe, Ephrem Habtetsion, Akedr Ahmedin, Henok Tesfabruk This book, written in Tgrnya, is a…
![A story about the suffering of the Eritrean people after independence. Main characters are Miriam, a young woman; her father Zerom, a veteran of the liberation struggle; and her friend Senay. They represent the suffering of the young generation and the disillusionment of the older.]()
Miriam Was Here
Buy at Amazon Miriam Was Here by Saleh Gadi Johar The book depicts the hardships faced by Eritreans from 1991-2013, in the independence…
![This book is a compilation of stories during the armed struggle for independence of Eritrea focusing on the historically and geographically strategic town of Nakfa.]()
Nakfa - September 1976 to March 1988
Buy at Amazon Nakfa - September 1976 to March 1988 by Solomon Berhe, Akeder Ahmedin, Shumwendi Oqbamichael This book, written in Tigrinya…
![Book on the Eritrean war and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front's fight for self-determination and development. Discusses land reform, women's rights, education and healthcare.]()
Never Kneel Down
Buy at Amazon Never Kneel Down by James Firebrace with Stuart Holland MP This book is about the war in Eritrea, which has been going on for…
![Chronicles history, culture, religion of war-torn Eritrea from the perspective of a young boy who becomes a child warrior, showing complexity beyond forced conscription stereotype.]()
Of Kings And Bandits
Buy at Amazon Of Kings and Bandits - the making of a child warrior by Saleh Gadi Johar Of Kings and Bandits - the Making of a Child Warrior…
![This book explores the experiences of revolutionary movements in Eritrea, South Africa, Palestine, and Nicaragua in working towards greater equality and democracy after the Cold War.]()
Rethinking Revolution - New Strategies for Democracy and Social Justice
Buy at Amazon Rethinking Revolution - New Strategies for Democracy and Social Justice by Dan Connell In Rethinking Revolution - New…
![This book analyzes microcredit programs in Eritrea through field research. It focuses on women's participation in these programs during the country's postwar reconstruction, examining issues of female empowerment and social change.]()
Sharing Trust - Women and Microcredit in Eritrea
Buy at Amazon Sharing Trust - Women and Microcredit in Eritrea by Francesca Zamperetti and Giovanna Franca Dalla Costa This important book…
![An exploration of the Eritrean struggle for independence from Ethiopia between 1961-1991 and the post-independence nation-building project, focusing on how the diaspora and fighters were united politically.]()
Soldiers, Martyrs, Traitors, and Exiles
Buy at Amazon Soldiers, Martyrs, Traitors, and Exiles by Tricia Redeker Hepner This book by Tricia Redeker Hepner is an ethnographic and…
![A firsthand account of a relief mission in Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea and Chad, detailing the devastating impact of the West's presence in Africa over the past 200 years which has led to present-day hunger and oppression.]()
Suffering Strong
Buy at Amazon Suffering Strong by Nicholas Mottern Suffering Strong is a journal by Nicholas Mottern chronicling his odyssey as part of a…
![Dr. Seyoum Haregot served in the Ethiopian government from 1957-1974, working closely with Prime Minister Akllilou Habtewold and Emperor Haile Selassie. He provides an insider's view of the efforts and resistance faced trying to reform the Ethiopian government during a turbulent time, culminating in revolution.]()
The Bureaucratic Empire - Serving Emperor Haile Selassie
Buy at Amazon The Bureaucratic Empire - Serving Emperor Haile Selassie by Seyoum Haregot Dr. Seyoum Haregot worked in the Ethiopian Ministry…
![Memoir of a lawyer turned rebel who worked under Emperor Haile Selassie, struggled for justice, influenced events in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Africa as an activist, politician, revolutionary and nationalist.]()
The Crown and the Pen
Buy at Amazon The Crown and the Pen by Bereket Habte Selassie This is a memoir by Bereket Habte Selassie, a lawyer who worked in the…
![African political thought from cultural and plaintive nationalism through colonial-imperialism, radical nationalism, pan-Africanism, neo-colonialism, and finishing with ideological and integral nationalism and non-alignment.]()
The executive in African governments
Buy at Amazon The executive in African governments by Bereket Habte Selassie This book which is the study conducted by Bereket Habte…
![A book by Bereket Habte Selassie on the process of drafting Eritrea's constitution after gaining independence in the 1990s, analyzing the public debates that took place across villages and towns over 3 years that shaped the final document.]()
The Making of the Eritrean Constitution
Buy at Amazon The Making of the Eritrean Constitution by Bereket Habte Selassie After gaining independence, Eritreans engaged for the first…
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To Asmara
Buy at Amazon To Asmara by Thomas Keneally To Asmara is a novel by Thomas Keneally about an Australian reporter named Darcy who travels to…
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Woldeab Woldemariam - A Visionary Eritrean Patriot, A Biography
Buy at Amazon Woldeab Woldemariam - A Visionary Eritrean Patriot, A Biography by Dawit Mesfin As a journalist and activist in the 1940s and…
![A book that looks at the role and experiences of Eritrean women during the revolution and how it transformed their lives.]()
Women and The Eritrean Revolution
Buy at Amazon Women and the Eritrean Revolution by Amrit Wilson This book by Amrit Wilson examines the role of Eritrean women in the…
![Memoir and analysis of post-liberation Eritrean politics, showing how the country's promise for democracy after independence was not realized.]()
Wounded Nation
Buy at Amazon Wounded Nation - How a Once Promising Eritrea Was Betrayed and Its Future Compromised by Bereket Habte Selassie This is the…
