Introducing Elebat, our thirty-third (and final!) character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ፐ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the author...

Introducing Mengistu Hailé Maryam, our thirty-second character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ፈ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the author...

Introducing Leonard Cohen, our thirty-first character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ፀ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the author receiving...

Introducing Tintin, our twenty-ninth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ጸ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the author receiving a...

Introducing Sylvia Pankhurst, our twenty-eight character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ጰ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the author...

Introducing Hugo Pratt, our twenty-seventh character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ጨ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the author receiving a...

Introducing Emmanuel also known as 'Bariaw', our twenty-sixth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ጠ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the...

Introducing Baron Khun de Prorock, our twenty-fifth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ገ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the author...

Introducing Lidj Yassu, our twenty-fourth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ጀ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the author receiving a...

Introducing the Ethio-Armenian Evon, our twenty-third character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ደ  The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨   The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books).  The story begins with the...

Introducing Igarovitch, the Monk Theodoros, our twenty-third character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ የ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books).  The story begins with the...

Introducing Empress Taitu, our twenty-second character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ዠ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the author receiving a...

Introducing Capitaine Clochette, our twenty-first character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ዘ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the author...

Introducing Arthur Rimbaud, our twentieth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ዐ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books).  The story begins with the author receiving a...

Introducing Munzinger Pasha, our nineteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ወ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books).  The story begins with the author receiving a...

Introducing Prince Alemayehu, our eighteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ኸ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books). The story begins with the author receiving a...

Introducing Emperor Theodoros, our seventeenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ከ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  The story begins with the author receiving a mysterious outline containing a list of Ethiopian historical characters, associated to numerological annotations from a...

Introducing Mentewab, the Queen Berhane Mogesse, our sixteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ አ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  The story begins with the author receiving a mysterious outline containing a list of Ethiopian historical characters, associated to numerological...

Introducing the philosopher Zera Yacob, our fifteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ኘ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  The story begins with the author receiving a mysterious outline containing a list of Ethiopian historical characters, associated to numerological annotations...

Introducing Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer & Ethiopian writer and our fourteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ነ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  The story begins with the author receiving a mysterious outline containing a list of Ethiopian historical characters,...

Introducing the monkish lexicographer Gregorios, our thirteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ኅ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  The story begins with the author receiving a mysterious outline containing a list of Ethiopian historical characters, associated to numerological...

Introducing the painter Brancaleone, our twelth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ቸ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  The story begins with the author receiving a mysterious outline containing a list of Ethiopian historical characters, associated to numerological annotations from...

Introducing Oum Delawambera, our eleventh character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ተ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  The story begins with the author receiving a mysterious outline containing a list of Ethiopian historical characters, associated to numerological annotations from a...

Introducing João Bermudez, our tenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ በ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  The story begins with the author receiving a mysterious outline containing a list of Ethiopian historical characters, associated to numerological annotations from a forgotten...