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Ama Ata Aidoo

    March 23, 1942 – May 31, 2023

    Ama Ata Aidoo is a Ghanaian author, poet, playwright, and academic whose work delves into the complexities of African life and identity. Her writings often explore the enduring impacts of colonialism and the subsequent search for self-determination and cultural authenticity. Aidoo champions the resilience and spirit of African women, infusing her narratives with a powerful sense of advocacy and a commitment to amplifying marginalized voices. Through her distinctive prose, she offers profound social commentary and celebrates the richness of African heritage.

    Die Zweitfrau
    Changes: A Love Story
    Our Sister Killjoy
    No Sweetness Here
    • 1998

      Eine Liebesgeschichte, die gegen alle gesellschaftlichen Konventionen verstößt: Esi, eine junge, gutaussehende Akademikerin, liebt ihren Job, ihre Karriere, ihre Privilegien. Sie verläßt ihren Mann, weil sie sich eingeengt fühlt, verliebt sich in den verheirateten Ali, der attraktiv und wohlhabend ist und ihr Freiräume gewährt. Er genießt offensichtlich diese Situation, aber hat Esi wirklich erreicht, was sie sich von einer Beziehung erträumte? Die sich emanzipierende Großstädterin steht plötzlich einer ganzen Reihe von Problemen gegenüber, für die auch Frauen andernorts keine einfachen Lösungen parat haben.

      Die Zweitfrau
    • 1997

      Our Sister Killjoy

      • 134 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
      3.9(1323)Add rating

      Aidoo's first novel explores the thoughts and experiences of a Ghanaian girl on her travels in Europe

      Our Sister Killjoy
    • 1995

      In this text, the author invites the reader to confront life as it is and to rise to the challenge of injustice and ignorance in post-colonial Ghana.

      No Sweetness Here
    • 1993

      Changes: A Love Story

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.8(1758)Add rating

      A Commonwealth Prize–winning novel of “intense power . . . examining the role of women in modern African society” by the acclaimed Ghanaian author ( Publishers Weekly ).Living in Ghana’s capital city of Accra with a postgraduate degree and a career in data analysis, Esi Sekyi is a thoroughly modern African woman. Perhaps that is why she decides to divorce her husband after enduring yet another morning’s marital rape. Though her friends and family are baffled by her decision (after all, he doesn’t beat her!), Esi holds fast. When she falls in love with a married man—wealthy, and able to arrange a polygamous marriage—the modern woman finds herself trapped in a new set of problems.Witty and compelling, Aidoo’s novel, according to Manthia Diawara, “inaugurates a new realist style in African literature.” In an afterword to this edition, Tuzyline Jita Allan “places Aidoo’s work in a historical context and helps introduce this remarkable writer [who] sheds light on women’s problems around the globe” ( Publishers Weekly ).

      Changes: A Love Story