Grouping: ..."Notes from the Hyena's Belly : An Ethiopian Boyhood" ....with "The God Who Begat a Jackal" ...2 1st Edition Hardcovers by Mezlekia, Nega - 2111

New York: Picador 1st 2001, 1st 2002, 2111. ....Two hard covers, both black boards with silver lettering on spine, both are tight clean and sqaure, no names or writing, both have errant marks one on top edge the other on bottom edge (very minor), "Notes From the Hyena's Belly" , ISBN # 0-312-26988-9, First American 2001,NF/NF, is a memoir of his early life in Ethiopia, "....teems with the smells, sights, and sounds of life in the Horn of Africa - its violent, ingenious people and its underworld of screeching monkeys, lions, and hyenas. Part autobiography and part social history, this is an unforgettable portrait of a world where the boundaries of credulity are challenged daily." / "The God Who Begat a Jackal", ISBN # 0-31228701-1, First American 2002, NF/NF, ( a novel ) "...the seventeenth-century feudal system vassal uprisings, religious mythology, and the Crusades are beautifully intertwined with the intense love between Aster, the daughter of a feudal lord, and Gudu, the court jester and family slave. With Mezleki's enchanting storytelling and ironic humor, readers glimpse African deities that have long since weathered away and the social cleavages that have endured through time." Two books both First American editions by Nega Mezlekia. Both books are in NF/NF condition. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!. First American Editions. Hard Cover. Near Fine/NF. Illus. by James Wang. 8vo.