Political and Social Satire in Contemporary Amharic Stories: Political and Social Satire as Reflected in the Stories of Bewketu Seyum

This book examines Bewketu Seyum's satiric and comic treatment of various social and political issues in his prose works, Enqilf ena Edmie (Sleep and Age) and Berari Kiteloch (Winged Leaves).The author of these literary works critically presents different issues through humorous ways. The targets of his criticism include political leaders, scholars, taxi drivers, government institutions, and aspects of human behavior. Thus, the book has attempted to analyze the satiric as well as comic elements that reflect the follies, vices, wrongdoings, and erroneous practices the author aimed at criticizing. The analysis of Enqilf ena Edmie (Sleep and Age) and Berari Kiteloch (Winged Leaves) highlights that Bewketu launches an elaborate satiric and comic attack on many aspects of human behavior as well as the erroneous practices of political leaders and government institutions. His social and political criticisms against individuals, political figures and institutions have been supported with numerous examples from the texts.