How Long to Read Lucy's People

How Long Does it Take to Read Lucy's People?

It takes the average reader to read Lucy's People by Mesfin Tadesse

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Description

"Lucy's People: An Ethiopian Memoir" is the story of a country and a life. Mesfin Tadesse Falasha (Ethiopian Jewish) engineer Mesfin Tadesse is related to Emperor Haile Selassie I. When the communist Derg seizes power in 1974, his patriot and military family is persecuted for 17 years. In May 1991, the Derg downfall ends paid employment. Foreign-backed rebels rampage toward the city, and military conscription empties universities. Does youth stay or flee?Mesfin plays chess with generals, adores lions, and roams the wildest of the city's precincts. He is educated at Jubilee in Palace school, then at Building College in Addis Ababa from where he graduates in Design and Construction Engineering. He delights in the ancient skills, traditional cultures and rich languages of his beloved motherland. After Airborne service at the front, he gains a UN Development Programme scholarship to study postgraduate civil engineering in Cairo, specialising in water development. Back home, brilliant supervisors encourage his environmentally sustainable approach to building projects. His spirit triumphs over human rights abuse and teenage conscription. Given no choice of worksite, Mesfin maintains high standards, He protects humanity, especially the vulnerable such as boys forced to jump with faulty parachutes, and traditional landowners and habitats. Driven to serve people, he appreciates generosity and professionalism in others. He quotes monastic physicians that accompany Airborne elite forces: 'With love you have the power to heal in your hands. Never think that you are better than someone else.' Ethiopia is mother to all. Her sun and moon are female, and women walk tall. Mesfin's mother and grandmother are former warriors: patriot fighters during the fascist occupation in the lead up to World War II. His colonel father has defended Ethiopia's borders against theft by Europeans, yet the rebels that will form the next government destroy infrastructure and cultural heritage. Will the Ethiopian spirit continue to survive, like the fossil nicknamed Lucy? An early hominid from the Rift Valley, her almost complete skeleton endured for 3.2 million years. 'To Ethiopians, she was a symbolic mother. Hers was a story of miraculous survival. So was ours.'

How long is Lucy's People?

Lucy's People by Mesfin Tadesse is 0 pages long, and a total of 0 words.

This makes it 0% the length of the average book. It also has 0% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lucy's People Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes to read Lucy's People aloud.

What Reading Level is Lucy's People?

Lucy's People is suitable for students ages 2 and up.

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