The god who begat a jackal
Subtitle: a novel
By: Nega  Mezlekia.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Ethnic relations -- Fiction.; Social classes -- Fiction.; Gods, African -- Fiction.; Slaves -- Fiction.; Ethiopia -- History -- 1490-1889 -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "In The God Who Begat a Jackal, the seventeenth-century feudal system, vassal uprisings, religious mythology, and the Crusades are beautifully intertwined with the intense love between Aster, the daughter of a feudal lord, and Gudu, the court jester and family slave. Aster and Gudu's relationship is the ultimate taboo, but supernatural elements galore presage a destiny more powerful than the rule of a man."--BOOK JACKET.