Ama Ata Aidoo (1942–2023)
Autor de Changes: A Love Story
Sobre El Autor
Born near Dominase, in central Ghana, Aidoo is today the leading Ghanaian writer. She was the daughter of a chief and grew p in a royal family. Educated at the University of Ghana at Legon, where she graduated in 1964 with a B.A. in English, Aidoo worked as a Research Fellow at the Institute of mostrar más African Studies in Legon. Ghana's gaining its independence in 1965 greatly influenced Aidoo. Her writings reveal her interest in the historical events that have shaped her country. She believes that the status of women in Africa and the struggle for women's liberation cannot be distinct from the nation's struggles. She made her debut as writer with a short story, "No Sweetness Here" (1965). The story had previously won a prize in a short-story competition. This story provides the title of Aidoo's first collection of stories. Aidoo is better known as a playwright, and her two earliest plays, Anowa (first published in 1970) and The Dilemma of a Ghost (first published in 1965) remain popular. Aidoo has taught in several parts of Africa as well as the United States. She now lives and teaches in Harare, Zimbabwe. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras de Ama Ata Aidoo
The Dilemma of a Ghost 2 copias
Our Sister Killjoy 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1942-03-23
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2023-05-31
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- Ghana (birth)
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Saltpond, Ghana
- Lugares de residencia
- Accra, Ghana
Harare, Zimbabwe
USA
UK - Educación
- University of Ghana
Wesley Girls' High School, Cape Coast - Ocupaciones
- Professor of English (1970-1982)
playwright
fiction writer
Minister of Education - Organizaciones
- University of Ghana
Stanford University
University of Cape Coast
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
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- Obras
- 17
- También por
- 20
- Miembros
- 899
- Popularidad
- #28,501
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 17
- ISBNs
- 52
- Idiomas
- 8
- Favorito
- 2