Burnt Eucalyptus Wood

On Origins, Language and Identity

Ennatu Domingo (Author)

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English

The Indigo Press
01 August 2023

Social discrimination; Ethical issues & debates; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Child & developmental psychology; Trauma & shock

Series: Mood Indigo

Who are you, when you come from two places?

Ennatu Domingo was adopted from Ethiopia at the age of seven and transplanted to Barcelona where she learned to flourish. But she never forgot her nomadic childhood in the mountains and meadows of Gondar, near the northern border with Eritrea.

Having witnessed the hardships of Ethiopian rural women at an early age, she was inspired to study the patriarchal structures that underpinned her individual experiences, both in Europe and in contemporary Ethiopia. She has lived in Kenya, Belgium and the UK, and has travelled across five continents, but keeps returning to the country of her childhood, to re-construct a lost identity guided by the echo of her first language Amharic and the weight of a rich cultural heritage.

Torn between forgetting and remembering, Ennatu explores the dilemma of international adoptees and migrant children and their quest for belonging in a book destined to be a classic of its genre.

‘The biography of Ennatu Domingo is impressive, and hearing her speak is no less so. In this small body there are more experiences than can be imagined for a 25-year-old from Barcelona.’ — ARA

‘The author mixes the sentimental, intimate and evocative part, which she knows first-hand, with statistics and reports on the African social and economic reality.’ — La Vanguardia

‘In the midst of so much pessimism, especially among young people, this book is like a crack of light in the dark. […] Compulsory reading.’ — Time Out Barcelona, starred review

By: Ennatu Domingo (Author)
Imprint: The Indigo Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 111mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781911648581
ISBN 10: 1911648586
Series: Mood Indigo
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ennatu Domingo was born in Ethiopia. She holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Kent in England and an MA in International Conflict and Security from the University of Kent in Belgium. She currently works as a research assistant for the European Center for Development Policy Management in Maastricht. Ennatu’s non-fiction debut, Burnt Eucalyptus Wood was published in March 2022 by Editorial Navona in Catalan and translated into Spanish. The book was an instant success across print and broadcast media.

Reviews for Burnt Eucalyptus Wood: On Origins, Language and Identity

'In the midst of so much pessimism, especially among young people, this book is like a crack of light in the dark. [...] Compulsory reading.' --Starred review in TIME OUT (Barcelona) 'The author mixes the sentimental, intimate and evocative part, which she knows first-hand, with statistics and reports on the African social and economic reality.' --La Vanguardia