Burnt Eucalyptus Wood, 9781911648581
Paperback
Adopted. Rooted. Torn. A journey to find belonging across continents.

Burnt Eucalyptus Wood

on origins, language and identity

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  • Paperback

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    31 July 2023

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Summary

Burnt Eucalyptus Wood: A Memoir of Identity and Belonging

Who are you, when you come from two places?

Ennatu Domingo was adopted from Ethiopia at the age of seven and transplanted to Barcelona where she learned to flourish. But she never forgot her nomadic childhood in the mountains and meadows of Gondar, near the northern border with Eritrea.

Having witnessed the hardships of Ethiopian rural women at an early age, she was inspired to study the patriarchal structures…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781911648581
ISBN-10:1911648586
Series:Mood Indigo
Author:Ennatu Domingo
Publisher:The Indigo Press
Imprint:The Indigo Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:31 July 2023
Weight:200g
Dimensions:178mm x 111mm x 13mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Ennatu Domingo presents the biography Burnt eucalyptus wood. A story about origins and identities’

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‘Ennatu Domingo: “I am making visible the many experiences of young immigrants”’

* Zenda Libros *

‘Ennatu Domingo: “My African mother died at my age, 25 years old”’

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* La Vanguardia *

‘Ennatu Domingo: “You can’t see me as a person you saved”’

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* El Nacional *

‘From rural Ethiopia to the heart of the EU: the story of a Catalan woman of African descent’

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* Ara Magazine *

‘Ennatu Domingo in conversation with Gemma Nierga’

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About The Author

Ennatu Domingo

Ennatu Domingo was born in Ethiopia. She holds a BA in Political Science and an MA in International Conflict and Security. She was awarded a Schuman traineeship to work at the European Parliament’s Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) Unit and currently works for the European Centre for Development Policy Management in The Netherlands.

Ennatu’s non-fiction debut, Burnt Eucalyptus Wood was published in March 2022 by Editorial Navona in Catalan and Spanish. The book was an instant success across print and broadcast media.

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