Yonas Tassew is the author of his first novel The Walker: Breaking the Fifth Wall. He was born in San Jose, California, on September 2, 1997. Yonas was age four when his father, De...view moreYonas Tassew is the author of his first novel The Walker: Breaking the Fifth Wall. He was born in San Jose, California, on September 2, 1997. Yonas was age four when his father, Dereje Gedamu, passed away in 2002. He was raised by his mother, Denkey Adame, with his younger sister, Bethlehem, or Betty. He and his family moved to Tukwila, Washington, when he was five. He has autism and has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder at age three. Yonas has worked hard to get his life’s work to the people.view less