Diplomatic Pounds and Other Stories |
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Author:
| Aidoo, Ama Ata Aidoo, Ama Ata |
ISBN: | 978-0-9562401-9-4 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
Publisher: | Ayebia Clarke Publishing, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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A celebration of Ama Ata Aidoo's work presented as a festschrift with a broad spectrum of articles and personal memoirs from scholars and literary artists. It conveys the full extent of Aidoo's place as a literary innovator and an exponent of radical social and cultural thought in Africa and internationally on account of its self-consciousness and gender equality. Included are a study, by playwright Femi Osofisan, of the Nigerian film industry and its impact on live theatre and...
More DescriptionA celebration of Ama Ata Aidoo's work presented as a festschrift with a broad spectrum of articles and personal memoirs from scholars and literary artists. It conveys the full extent of Aidoo's place as a literary innovator and an exponent of radical social and cultural thought in Africa and internationally on account of its self-consciousness and gender equality. Included are a study, by playwright Femi Osofisan, of the Nigerian film industry and its impact on live theatre and negative images in contemporary Ghanaian music.