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Daniachew Worku
Ethiopian writer (1936–1994)
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Daniachew Worku (Amharic: ዳኛቸው ወርቁ; 24 February 1936 – 1 December 1994) was an Ethiopian writer whose works include novels, plays and short stories.
He wrote in both Amharic and English.
He gained international recognition after his second novel, The Thirteenth Sun, was published in Heinemann's African Writers Series and translated into German and Portuguese.
Biography
Birth and early influences
Daniachew Worku was born in a village south of Debre Sina, the eldest of five children.
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His family moved to the town of Debra Sina when he was four.
His father, Worku Bezabih, went to France in 1914 and served in World War I before returning to Ethiopia and marrying his mother, Asegedech Habte-Wold. His early life was shaped by the Italian Occupation and a number of encoun