It is the purpose of this study to analyse criticallyrnsome of the most import Ant thanes and tpchn i ques~of thernnovels of Baalu Girma. The novels examined here arernKadmas BashaRer, Yehillioa Dewol , Yekey Kokeb Tirri andrnDerasiw.The study is divided into four chapters . Ji:ach chapte rrnothe r than the introductory and the final c ~ nsists o f fivernpoints.The introductory chapter besides stating the focus andrnlimitation of the study , briefly reviews previ . us works onrnthe novels Rnd establishes the need for this study. It also 'rnattempts to Rive a very brief sumnary of the development ofrnthe Bthiopian novelChapter two opens with brief statements that discussrnthe chapter ' s purpose and the points it cuvers . It thenrnproceeds to the examina tion of five leading themes of thernnovels . ~ff ort s are made to understand the meaning a ndrnrelevance o f the themes to the society .The third chapter begins with a statement of purpose asrn;ell as a description of the points it treats . Here some ofrnthe important literary devices which the novelist has used tornexpress his subject natter are analysed. This chapter n ot onlyrnattempts to study the author 's techniques , but points c u t theirrnsuccesses and limitations Th o final chapter GUmmarlZCS th e most imp o rt a nt pointsrn~ f the for ego ing discu8Bions and br~n0s out Guccinctly t h~rnimportanc ~ of tho study