Bewketu Seyoum

Bewketu Seyoum (

Works

• Newari Alba Gojowoch (Ge'ez: ኗሪ አልባ ጎጆዎች) (Unmanned Houses), 2000
• Berari (Ge'ez: በራሪ ቅጠሎች) (Flying Leaves), 2004
• Yesat Dar Hasaboch (Ge'ez: የእሳት ዳር ሃሳቦች) (Fireside meditations), 2009
• In Search of Fat (Ge'ez: ሀሰሳ ስጋ), 2012
• Enkilf ena Edme (Ge'ez: እንቅልፍ እና እድሜ)
• Megbat ena Mewtat (Ge'ez: መግባት እና መውጣት)
• Ke Amen Bashager (Ge'ez: ከአሜን ባሻገር), 2015
• Yemaleda Dibab (Ge'ez: የማለዳ ድባብ), 2017
• Adam-El (Ge'ez: አዳምኤል), 2020

Critical responses

Honored as Ethiopian Best Novelist of the Year in 2008 and Best Young Author in 2009, he is widely regarded as one of the leading poets of his generation and is well-known for his humor writing and comedic performance.^[1]

Personal life

Although Bewketu Seyoum was born into a religious family, he is often heard saying that he is a non-believer.

References

• Seyoum, Bewketu
• Bewketu Seyoum biography, Modern Poetry in Translation magazine