Texture of Dreams Redux
The Chicago Tribune recently wrote a piece on Fassil Yirgu, 58-year-old owner of Chicago-based Nyala Publishing who brought us brilliantly weaved Texture of Dreams by author Fasil Yitbarek. In an earlier review we found Yitbarek’s first novel a must read. Chicago Tribune’s piece highlights the publisher’s visionary goals. The article is partly reproduced below. We congratulate Ato Fassil Yirgu and wish him luck in his publishing endeavors. His contributions to Ethiopian and African literature are immeasurable. ________________________ Ethiopian publisher is looking for simple, noble, human stories By Patrick T. Reardon Tribune staff reporter Published July 7, 2006 Yosef Temesgen likes doing the laundry. A recent arrival to New York City from Ethiopia, Yosef is the narrator of Fasil Yitbarek's novel "The Texture of Dreams." He is in the basement of his building, sitting before a washer -- a machine he had never used back in Addis Ababa -- watching his clothing danc...