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title: "2 Abe Gubegna Quotes - Famous Writer"
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# Abe Gubegna

(1934–1980)   Writer

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Abe Gubegna was a writer.

## Quick Facts About Abe Gubegna

Born January 1, 1934

Died January 1, 1980

Profession Writer

## About Abe Gubegna

Ethiopian writer (1934–1980)... \| Abe Gubegna was an Ethiopian novelist, playwright and poet. He published eight novels, five plays, three collections of poetry, and translated several biographies of world leaders as well as other works. Abe mainly wrote in Amharic, but two of his books were written in English.

##  Quotes by Abe Gubegna

> [“Every day in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abe-gubegna/every-day-in-africa-a-gazelle-wakes-up-it-knows-it-must-run-faster/)

Abe Gubegna

[Born to run](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-to-run/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/049/abe-gubegna-101511_born-to-run_every-day-in-africa-a-gazelle-wakes-up-i_1259705.jpg)

> [It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better be running.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abe-gubegna/it-doesn-t-matter-whether-you-are-a-lion-or-a-gazelle-when-the-sun/)

Abe Gubegna

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a6/abe-gubegna-101511_athletic_it-doesn-t-matter-whether-you-are-a-lion_1509379.jpg)

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