"This is a gripping story, well-told." ___SHEGER FM RADIO 102.1
"Lucy's People skilfully documents an intimate perspective on an ethically complex time and place."___Ben Claessens
Lucy's People: An Ethiopian Memoir is the inspiring true story of a country and a life. Young Mesfin is a UN scholarship recipient, breadwinner to a dozen, and an engineer. He is wired to defend the helpless. Under the communist Derg 1974 to 1991, he holds his head high throughout random arrest, torture and forcible military conscription.
Related to Emperor Haile Selassie I, Mesfin's parents are models of initiative. His mother and grandmother are patriots that resisted Mussolini's 1935 invasion, and his father is a colonel. As a youthful Airborne lieutenant, Mesfin saves the innocent from military madness. Then, as project engineer for water development and construction, he protects local environments and traditions.
Mesfin is steeped in Ethiopian culture, attending the emperor's Jubilee in Palace School. Ethiopia's sun and moon are female, and women walk tall; he defers to them. His Jewish heritage inspires him, as does Abyssinian Engineer Queen Saba (Sheba). Then there is Lucy, the early hominid fossil. Her skeleton has survived intact for 3.2 million years. 'To Ethiopians, she was a symboic mother. Hers was a story of miraculous survival. So was ours.'
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13 black and white illustrations
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 19 mm
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978-0-6488287-2-3 (9780648828723)
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Mesfin is an Ethiopian construction and civil engineer; nicknamed Solution Bringer, he directs water uphill. Descended from proud patriots, he is related to Emperor Haile Selassie I and warrior Belay Zelek. He will defend your rights in Ge'ez, Hebrew, Amharic, Arabic and English. After graduating from Building College in Addis Ababa, he was conscripted. Ranked lieutenant with Airborne, he visited 121 countries as Air Marshall or anti-hijacker. He then won a UNDP scholarship to study water development in Cairo. Mesfin constructed UNHCR water supplies in Kenya, the birthday-cake stadium in Wellington, New Zealand earthquake zone, and Sydney 2000 Olympic stadium. He built in 20 countries, respecting locals. In Fiji he refused to clear iTaukei makuti to make way for an airport. Volunteering as a bushfire fighter in Victoria, Australia, he saved wallabies. In Western Australia, he is a registered master builder. He is inspired by Abyssinian Engineer Queen Saba (Sheba). "Lucy's People" is his first book. Next: "Under the Pump: Water for Refugees"
