Where Rimbaud Found Peace in Ethiopia
Footsteps By RACHEL B. DOYLE In December of 1880, the mercurial French poet Arthur Rimbaud entered the ancient walled city of Harar, Ethiopia, a journey that had involved crossing the…
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Footsteps By RACHEL B. DOYLE In December of 1880, the mercurial French poet Arthur Rimbaud entered the ancient walled city of Harar, Ethiopia, a journey that had involved crossing the…
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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is scheduled to be in the city later in the day.
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