Michael Daniel Ambatchew Explained
| Michael Daniel Ambatchew |
| Birth Date: | 1967 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Education: | Addis Ababa University |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Nationality: | Ethiopian |
| Genre: | Children's picture books |
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.
Life and career
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
Books
- Animal Tales of Sidama (1998)[3]
- Bongani in Addis (1998)
- A Cluster of Rejections (1999)
- Alemayehu (2006)[4]
- Mimi Mystery (2012)
External links
- Web site: African Books Collective: Michael Daniel Ambatchew. www.africanbookscollective.com. 2018-01-20.
- Book: Penson, Jonathan. 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. 2012. 2011. 978-9230010973. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. iii.
- Book: Ambatchew, Michael Daniel - Oxford Reference. Ambatchew, Michael Daniel . 2006. Oxford University Press . 10.1093/acref/9780195146561.001.0001. 9780195146561. 2018-01-19.
- Book: Ambatchew, Michael Daniel. Alemayehu. On Demand Publishing. 2006. 1419632701.
