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RIVER NILE IN CONTEMPORARY ETHIOPIAN LITERATURE: A BLESSING OR A CURSE? [Abstract ID: 1211-17]
River Nile is one of the greatest rivers in the world and the longest river in Africa. The river has not only been the base of Egyptian civilization but is still the backbone for millions of Egyptians. The river is used for drinking, irrigation, transportation and tourism in Sudan and Egypt to a greater extent. In Ethiopia however, the river has not been used to the level of satisfaction. It has been few decades since strategy to use the river for the development of Ethiopia is put in place. When Ethiopia announced its engagement on river Nile, the reaction and interest of other countries particularly Sudan and Egypt shows how interconnected the three countries are. In recent years, literary works on the river from the side of Ethiopia shows the level of consciousness of the people and how the country is linked to the river. This article assesses contemporary literary works on Nile written in Amharic language since Emperor Haile Selassie era. By doing so, the author tries to assess how Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are portrayed and explore the role the river played in socio-political and artistic life of Sudan and Egypt in general and that of Ethiopia in particular.