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Our Sister Killjoy

Ama Ata Aidoo
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Region

West Africa

Ghana

Era

Post-colonial

Language

English

Genre

Fiction

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A formally innovative novel blending prose and poetry, following Ghanaian student Sissie through Europe. A fierce critique of neo-colonialism, the African brain drain, and the seductions of Europe.

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One of the first African novels by a woman to explicitly address sexuality and pan-African identity

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A formally innovative novel blending prose and poetry, following Ghanaian student Sissie through Europe. A fierce critique of neo-colonialism, the African brain drain, and the seductions of Europe. One of the first African novels by a woman to explicitly address sexuality and pan-African identity

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