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Synopsis
Out of Africa with her degree and her all seeing eyes comes Sissie. She comes to Europe, to a land of towering mountains and low grey skies and tries to makes sense of it all. What is she doing here? Why aren’t the natives friendly? And what will she do when she goes back home?
A profound version of the theme of self discovery, this novel explores the thoughts and experiences of a Ghanaian girl on her travels in Europe. It is a highly personal exploration of the conflicts between Africa and Europe, between men and women, and between a complacent acceptance of the status quo and a passionate desire to reform a rotten world.
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Ama Ata Aidoo, one of Africa’s leading feminist writers, was born and educated in Ghana. She obtained a B.A. degree in English at the University of Ghana and has taught at universities in Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya. Her concerns as a writer, a woman and a teacher of literature have encouraged her to travel and lecture extensively in Africa, Europe and North America. Ama Ata Aidoo continues to write short stories, radio plays and poetry.
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- PublisherNok Pub Intl
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0883570645
- ISBN 13 9780883570647
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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Our Sister Killjoy or Reflections From a Black-Eyed Squint
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N O K Publishers, International, New York, 1979
ISBN 10: 0883570645
ISBN 13: 9780883570647
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Seller: THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA, SANDY, UT, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. No Additional Printings Noted. Octavo. Light orange cloth covered boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering on both the spine and the front board. Book has a light bumping at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the two upper outside corners. Cream colored endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean and white, but the lower couple inches of the pages throughout the book have a slight waviness from having been exposed to moisture at some point - have seen a lot worse, but it's still noticable. 134 pages. Dust Jacket - has light rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the four outside cornersSpine has some light sunning, but the lettering is unaffected - still clear and easy to read. Just a trace of accompanying rubbing on the face of the spine. Book has some flaws, but still a nice overall appearance. This book came from the collection of Wilfred D. Samuels, who was Associate Professor of English and Ethnic Studies and the former Director of the African American Studies program at the University of Utah. Rare. Seller Inventory # 012070
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