The House by the Sea

Name: The House by the Sea
Author: Kofi Awoonor

by Kofi Awoonor

Poetry of exile and introspection from the Ghanaian poet's later years

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Kofi Awoonor

Ghanaian poet and novelist who blended Ewe oral traditions with modernist forms to create some of the most lyrical poetry in African literature. He was killed in the 2013 Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi.

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