The aim of this thesis, "Alienation in three Amharic novels: Fik'ir iskä Mäk'abir,rnAdäfris and Kadmas Bašagär,'' is to explore the way human nature and socialrnrelationship are treated in the selected three novels from the perspective of Marx’s theoryrnof alienation.rnBy way of investigating the notion of alienation this research exposes how thernconsciousness of an individual formulates his/her world view that is the overallrnperception of one’s social position. In this regard an attempt has been made to show howrnthe past controls the present and the extent of human freedom. In order to reveal thesernpoints the different aspects of alienation are displayed with subtitles such as, alienation ofrnman from man, alienation from self, dereified consciousness, education and alienationrnand intellectual alienation.rnThis study has five chapters. The introduction explains why the topic is chosen. It alsornshows the aim, method, scope and significance of the research.rnThe second chapter reviews available studies that have relations with the research topic.rnThis includes both published and unpublished works. In this chapter the framework ofrnanalysis is also presented, beginning from the etymology of the term alienation, itsrnintellectual development, Marx’s concept of alienation and the application of the notionrnafter him.