The Afersata
Subtitle: (an Ethiopian novel)
By: B.M. Sahle Sellassie.
Series: African writers series -- 52
Publisher: Heinemann Educational
Published: 1969
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 90
Description: This Ethiopian novel about the search for an arsonist gives a glimpse of village life among the Gurage people in the 1960s. To find the culprit the village finds out using the ancient institution of the Afersata, the traditional Ethiopian way of investigating crimes.