The Dog Meows, The Cat Barks - Eka Kurniawan A masterpiece of Ethiopian literature

A masterpiece of Ethiopian literature

life-changing journey in a homeland she never knew

Consumed by the passing of his wife and the child he never had

I will have to build it myself

Translator: Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

The Dog Meows, The Cat Barks - Eka Kurniawan A masterpiece of Ethiopian literatureOnce, Sato Reang's father tried to bully him into being a pious child. Now he's a little Devil. He stops saying his prayers. He starts to run with the wild boys: drinking, fighting, stealing. He eats his fill of life, barges in where he pleases. Maybe he'll burn down the school If only Jamal, his strictly religious schoolmate, would join him. Sato intends to lead him astray and introduce him to worldly pleasures. Even if the consequences are darker