Āfeworq Gebre Īyesūs (Amharic: አፈ ፡ ወርቅ ፡ ገብረ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ዘብሔረ ፡ ዘጌ; Italian: "Afevork Ghevre-Jesus"; 10 July 1868 - 25 September 1947) was an Ethiopian writer and possibly their first novelist to gain repute. He was born in Zegé on the southern shore of Lake Tana. He was nevertheless controversial due to statements he made during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. Wikipedia
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