No Sweetness Here
oct 2023 · Bloomsbury Publishing
Libro electrónico
192
Páginas
reportLas calificaciones y opiniones no están verificadas. Más información
Acerca de este libro electrónico
This collection of short stories sees Ama Ata Aidoo, one of Africa's leading feminist and postcolonial writers, exercise the powerful effect of oral storytelling in her moving tales of shifting identities and the paradoxes of womanhood.
Written with vibrant candour and tenacity, No Sweetness Here tackles the challenges of postcolonial Ghana, with topics ranging from the politics of wigs to the fragile joy of motherhood.
In this collection, tradition struggles against modernisation, convention against liberation and all the while, Aidoo invites the reader to confront life's injustices with her characteristic humour and poise.
'Even at her gravest, Aidoo writes with a sunny charm.' New York Times
'Beautifully written.' English Magazine
Written with vibrant candour and tenacity, No Sweetness Here tackles the challenges of postcolonial Ghana, with topics ranging from the politics of wigs to the fragile joy of motherhood.
In this collection, tradition struggles against modernisation, convention against liberation and all the while, Aidoo invites the reader to confront life's injustices with her characteristic humour and poise.
'Even at her gravest, Aidoo writes with a sunny charm.' New York Times
'Beautifully written.' English Magazine
Acerca del autor
Ama Ata Aidoo was born in 1942 in Saltpond, Ghana and was a celebrated author, poet, playwright, and academic. As one of Africa's leading feminist writers, she obtained a B.A. degree in English at the University of Ghana and has taught at universities in Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, and North America.
She established the Mbaasem Foundation in 2000 to promote and support the work of African women writers. In 2017, a new centre for creative writing – the first of its kind in West Africa – was named in her honour.
Aidoo has received several awards including the Nelson Mandela Prize in 1987 for her collection of poetry, Someone talking to Sometime (1985) and the 1992 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (Africa) for her novel Changes (1991).
Ama Ata Aidoo died in 2023.
She established the Mbaasem Foundation in 2000 to promote and support the work of African women writers. In 2017, a new centre for creative writing – the first of its kind in West Africa – was named in her honour.
Aidoo has received several awards including the Nelson Mandela Prize in 1987 for her collection of poetry, Someone talking to Sometime (1985) and the 1992 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (Africa) for her novel Changes (1991).
Ama Ata Aidoo died in 2023.
Califica este libro electrónico
Cuéntanos lo que piensas.
Información de lectura
Smartphones y tablets
Instala la app de Google Play Libros para Android y iPad/iPhone. Como se sincroniza de manera automática con tu cuenta, te permite leer en línea o sin conexión en cualquier lugar.
Laptops y computadoras
Para escuchar audiolibros adquiridos en Google Play, usa el navegador web de tu computadora.
Lectores electrónicos y otros dispositivos
Para leer en dispositivos de tinta electrónica, como los lectores de libros electrónicos Kobo, deberás descargar un archivo y transferirlo a tu dispositivo. Sigue las instrucciones detalladas que aparecen en el Centro de ayuda para transferir los archivos a lectores de libros electrónicos compatibles.
