Our Sister Killjoy

Name: Our Sister Killjoy
Author: Ama Ata Aidoo

by Ama Ata Aidoo

Novel critiquing materialism and racial politics through an African woman's travels

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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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