ムードを選ぶだけで、空間がそれに応えます。光は冷たさや温もりを帯び、空気の流れが変わり、その感情を宿した作品だけが暗闇の中から浮かび上がります。それ以外のすべては、影の中へと退いていくのです。
A Life Forged in Translation: The Story of Onesimos Nesib The story of Onesimos Nesib is one of remarkable resilience, unwavering faith, and a pioneering spirit that irrevocably altered the literary landscape of Ethiopia. Born around 1856 near Hurumu in the Illu Abbaboora region, his early life was tragically disrupted by the brutal realities of slave raiding—a common fate for many Oromo people during that era. Originally named Hika, m
eaning “translator” in the Oromo language, a prophetic foreshadowing of his future calling, he was stolen from his mother at a young age and subjected to repeated sales as a slave. This harrowing period instilled within him a deep empathy and a profound understanding of the human condition, qualities that would later permeate his life’s work. His fortunes began to shift when Werner Munzinger, the French vice-consul, intervened and sec…
