“Reading Together” Two Historical Novels in Afan Oromo and Amharic: Linguistic Diversity in the Ethiopian Literary Field

Ethiopian monolingual language policies have had a negative impact on literary practices and studies; however, it is an area highly neglected in Ethiopian literary studies. The present article contributes to this gap through a multilingual comparative approach that adopts a method of “reading togeth...

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Published in:	Research in African literatures Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 150 - 169
Main Author:	Roba, Ayele Kebede
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington Indiana University Press 22.06.2025
Subjects:	14th century 20th century Amharic Analysis Comparative analysis Comparative studies Historical fiction History Italian language Language policy Languages Literary criticism Multilingualism Native languages Novels Oromo language Politics Postcolonialism Semitic languages Spoken language Study abroad Writing Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopia
ISSN:	0034-5210, 1527-2044, 1527-2044
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