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After the Ceremonies: New and Selected Poems
Ama Ata Aidoo
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Description for After the Ceremonies: New and Selected Poems
Paperback. Ama Ata Aidoo is one of the best-known African writers today. Spanning three decades of work, the poems in this collection address themes of colonialism, independence, motherhood, and gender in intimate, personal ways alongside commentary on broader social issues. Editor(s): Yitah, Helen. Series: African Poetry Book Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Ama Ata Aidoo is one of the best-known African writers today. Spanning three decades of work, the poems in this collection address themes of colonialism, independence, motherhood, and gender in intimate, personal ways alongside commentary on broader social issues. After the Ceremonies is arranged in three parts: new and uncollected poems, some of which Aidoo calls “misplaced or downright lost”; selections from Aidoo’s An Angry Letter in January and Other Poems; and selections from Someone Talking to Sometime.
Although Aidoo is best known for her novels Changes: A Love Story and Our Sister Killjoy, which are widely read ... Read more
Ama Ata Aidoo is one of the best-known African writers today. Spanning three decades of work, the poems in this collection address themes of colonialism, independence, motherhood, and gender in intimate, personal ways alongside commentary on broader social issues. After the Ceremonies is arranged in three parts: new and uncollected poems, some of which Aidoo calls “misplaced or downright lost”; selections from Aidoo’s An Angry Letter in January and Other Poems; and selections from Someone Talking to Sometime.
Although Aidoo is best known for her novels Changes: A Love Story and Our Sister Killjoy, which are widely read ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Series
African Poetry Book Series
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803296947
SKU
V9780803296947
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About Ama Ata Aidoo
Ama Ata Aidoo was born in Abeadzi Kyiakor, in south central Ghana in 1942. She studied literature at the University of Ghana, won a fellowship to Stanford University, and subsequently accepted visiting professorships in the United States and Africa. Her poetry collections include Birds and Other Poems, Someone Talking to Sometime, and An Angry Letter in January and Other Poems. Helen Yitah is an associate ... Read more
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