She was raised in a Fante royal household, the daughter of Nana Yaw Fama, chief of Abeadzi Kyiakor, and Maame Abasema. This article was most recently revised and updated by
Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghanaian writer whose work, written in English, emphasized the paradoxical position of the modern African woman.
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She grew up at a time of resurgent British neocolonialism that was taking place in her homeland.
This led him
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She has lived in the United States, Britain, Germany and Aidoo's works of fiction particularly deal with the tension between Western and African world views.
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Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Aidoo began to write seriously while an honours student at the University of Between the Generations is dedicated to the prolific Ama Ata Aidoo – dramatist, novelist, accomplished poet, and writer of several children’s books (including The Eagle and the Chickens, 1986). examining the role of women in modern African society” by the acclaimed Ghanaian author (Publishers Weekly).
Her grandfather was murdered by neocolonialists, which brought her father's attention to the importance of educating the children and families of the village on the history and events of the era.
Aidoo, Ama Ata. History at your fingertips
London: Women’s P, 1991.
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Ama Ata Aidoo ‘Monsters You Made’, the 12th record on the album tows a similar line. A Commonwealth Prize–winning novel of “intense power .
The daughter of a village chief in the town of Abeadzi Kyiakor, Aidoo was raised in a comfortable and progressive household that not only supported but also encouraged her education.
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She worked in the United States, where she held a fellowship in creative writing at She has also spent a great deal of time teaching and living abroad for months at a time.
The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo explores the artistic contribution of one of Africa’s foremost woman writers a trailblazer for an entire generation.