Yismake Worku is one of the most admired Ethiopian young authors. His novel, Dertogada, has sold over 200,000 copies within a few weeks of its publishing. The book was found to be controversial by the Ethiopian regime, which banned printers from printing it for a second round.
So far, the 31-year-old sensational author has published 13 books. But unfortunately, 8 months ago, the car he was driving was hit by a truck and suffered major injuries. He was briefly paralyzed and lost partial memory. He has not fully recovered from the paralysis. Now he barely speaks and some times he falls down while walking due to the poor medical treatment he has been receiving.
Support this brilliant Ethiopian author by purchasing his book, Dertogada. The English version is available in many Ethiopian markets in the U.S. and Europe, and also at Amazong.com (click here).
His family in Addis Ababa can be reached at +251 904 38866.
