Ermias Gebreyes, 49, Head Language Department of the Goethe-Institut Addis Ababa
English:
The most influential person in my life was Frantz Fanon. The French-Martinique writer and revolutionary had written extensively on blackness and the place of the black man in the 20th century. His writings helped me understand myself and to be in peace with myself. Especially his books “The Wretched of This Earth” and “White Mask and Black Face” has changed the way I see the whole world and has awakened my black consciousness.
German:
Die einflussreichste Person in meinem Leben war Frantz Fanon. Der auf der Insel Martinique geborene Autor und Revolutionär hat umfassend zu den Themen blackness und auch über die Rolle der Schwarzen im 20. Jahrhundert geschrieben. Seine Schriften haben mir geholfen, mich selbst besser zu verstehen und eine Art inneren Frieden zu finden. Vor allem seine Bücher „The Wretched of This Earth“ und „White Mask and Black Face“ haben mein ganzes Weltbild verändert und mein black consciousness geweckt.
Amharic:
በህይወትህ ከፍተኛ ተፅዕኖ ያሳደረብህ ሰው ማን ነው?
ኤርምያስ ገብረየስ፣ ዕድሜ 49፣ በጀርመን ባህል ማዕከል የቋንቋ ክፍል ኃላፊ
በህይወቴ ከፍተኛ የሆነ ተፅዕኖ ያሳደረብኝ ሰው ፍራንስ ፋኖን ነው፡፡ በማርቲኒክ ደሴት የተወለደው ፈረንሳዊው ደራሲና አብዮተኛ ፍራንስ ፋኖን ጥቁር ስለመሆንና በ20ኛው ክፍለ ዘመን ጥቁሮች ስለሚኖራቸው ቦታ የጻፈ ሰው ነው፡፡ ስራዎቹ ማንነቴን ይበልጥ እንድረዳ እና በውስጤ ሰላም እንዲሰማኝ አድርገውኛል፡፡ በተለይም ‹‹ The Wretched of This Earth›› እና ‹‹ White Mask and Black Face›› የተሰኙ መጽሐፎቹ ለዓለም የነበረኝን አመለካከት ሙሉ በሙሉ የቀየሩ እና የጥቁር ንቃተ ሕሊናዬን የቀሰቀሱ ናቸው፡፡