Anowa

Name: Anowa
Author: Ama Ata Aidoo

by Ama Ata Aidoo

Tragic play depicting a strong woman destroyed by colonial gender and slave legacy

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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.

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Our Sister KilljoyNovel critiquing materialism and racial politics through an African woman's travels
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