Reddit mentions of The Life and Struggles of Our Mother Walatta Petros: A Seventeenth-Century African Biography of an Ethiopian Woman

Yeah, As a westerner, It's very easy for me to forget that ethiopia has many different ethnic groups and languages. So what I've discovered I write here for anyone interested in the discussion:

1. There is very little research being done on ethiopian literature (and african literature). The cause for this is mostly Eurocentrism. Most research on ethiopia is done on things like politics and history, not literature.
   
   
   
2. Two fascinating, very modern books I found on ethiopia are The Barefoot Emperor by Philip Marsden, on the life of the ethiopian emperor Tewodros II (he lived in the 19th century). It's historical fiction, and mostly about the drama, adventure, and interesting parts of his life, not history (although the book is well-researched). The second book is 'A History of Ethiopia'- written in the 17th century by the german Hiob Ludolf. He met Abba Gorgoryos, an ethiopian priest and scholar, who taught him amharic and told him about the ethiopian empire and the lives of it's citizens. the book is available online for free here:
   https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_buNBAQAAMAAJ
   
   
   
3. Lastly, the jewel crown of my little research, is the 17th century biography of Walatta Petros. It is one of the earliest known biographies from Africa in general, and a translation to english wasn't available until 343 years after it was written. The translation actually came out only two years ago, in 2015. Links to Amazon and Bookdepository below.
   
   https://www.amazon.com/Struggles-Mother-Walatta-Petros-Seventeenth-Century/dp/0691164215
   
   https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Life-and-Struggles-of-Our-Mother-Walatt-Petros-Galawdewos-Wendy-Laur-Belcher-Michael-Kleiner/9780691164212?ref=grid-view&qid=1506181000763&sr=1-1