Michael Daniel Ambatchew

Michael Daniel Ambatchew
Born (1967-03-07)7 March 1967
Moscow, Russia
Died 25 October 2012(2012-10-25) (aged 45)
Occupation Writer
Nationality Ethiopia
Education Addis Ababa University
Genre Children's picture books


Michael Daniel Ambatchew (1967-2012) was an Ethiopian children's book writer. He has written Sidama Tales and Alemayehu. Although an admirer of Western stories like Puss in Boots, he has been active in improving the publishing of a more native Ethiopian children's literature, and has also written on literature in general.

A beloved father and family member, his literature is known to be humorous and a joy to read.

Life and career

Michael was born in Moscow to an Ethiopian father and an Indian mother[1] He attended Addis Ababa University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987.[2]

Selected works

Books

  • Animal Tales of Sidama (1998)[3]
  • Bongani in Addis (1998)
  • A Cluster of Rejections (1999)
  • Alemayehu (2006)[4]
  • Mimi Mystery (2012)


  1. ↑ "African Books Collective: Michael Daniel Ambatchew". www.africanbookscollective.com. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. ↑ Penson, Jonathan (2011). Next Steps in Managing Teacher Migration: Papers of the Sixth Commonwealth Research Symposium on Teacher Mobility, Recruitment and Migration : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 8-9 June 2011. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 2012. pp. iii. ISBN 9230010979.
  3. ↑ "Ambatchew, Michael Daniel - Oxford Reference". doi:10.1093/acref/9780195146561.001.0001/acref-9780195146561-e-0083. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  4. ↑ Ambatchew, Michael Daniel (2006). Alemayehu. On Demand Publishing. ISBN 1419632701.


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