Title: The Afersata [an Ethiopian novel,]
First published: 1969
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.
Subjects: Fiction, Fiction, general, Arson investigation, Gurage (African people), Villages
Places: Ethiopia