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Tilahun Tassew

Tilahun Tassew is an author who writes in English and Amharic. He has an MA in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies (The Hague) and a BA in public administration minoring in sociology and anthropology from Haile Selassie I University. He is a writer consultant. His first novel (አዳባይ Adabay) was published by Kuraz Publishers in 1882. Most of his novels are based on the anti-Fascist patriotic struggle of 1935-1940 and the post Second World War situation in Ethiopia. His first English novel ‘Trying Times’ was published by Shama Books in 2011. Recently, Two years ago he wrote two history books in Amharic about the first and second Ethio-Italian wars. His recent book titled “Menelik II: The Military Strategist And Diplomat Who Changed the Course of History” was published by Kuraz Publishers.