Ama Ata Aidoo
Ghanaian writer who was one of the founding voices of modern African women's literature. Our Sister Killjoy challenged both colonialism and African patriarchy with fierce intelligence.
Works
- Our Sister KilljoyNovel critiquing materialism and racial politics through an African woman's travels
- AnowaTragic play depicting a strong woman destroyed by colonial gender and slave legacy
- The Dilemma of a GhostPlay examining cultural clash between a young African woman and her mother-in-law
- ChangesNovel about an African woman reinventing her life and relationships after divorce
- Someone Talking to Sometime