A comedy of manners: short stories set around USA
Towards Asmara

Location(s): Eritrea, Asmara
Genre(s): Fiction
Era(s): 1990s
During the Eritrean struggle for independence from Ethiopia, four Westerners travel under Eritrean rebel escort through a land of savage beauty and bitter drought towards the ancient capital of Asmara. Each is on a personal mission, all are irrevocably changed as they bear witness to the devastation of war as well as to the Eritreans’ courage and humanity in the face of constant attack.
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