Towards Asmara
- ISBN-10
- 0340528117
- ISBN-13
- 9780340528112
- Category
- Eritrea
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Author
- Thomas Keneally
Description
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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