The Abyssinian Contortionist: Hope, Friendship and Other Circus Acts

by David Carlin

Sosina Wogayehu learnt to do flips and splits at the age of six, sitting on the floor of her parents' lounge room in Addis Ababa, watching a German variety show on the only television channel in the land. She sold cigarettes on the streets at the age of eight, and played table soccer with her friends who made money from washing cars, barefoot in the dust. She dreamed of being a circus performer. Twenty-five years later, Sosina has conjured herself...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1742586783
• ISBN13: 9781742586786
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"