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Anowa

Ama Ata Aidoo
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Region

West Africa

Ghana

Era

Post-colonial

Language

English

Genre

Drama

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Based on a Ghanaian legend, the play follows Anowa who defies her parents to marry the man she loves, only to watch him become a slave trader. A bold critique of complicity in the slave trade.

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One of the most powerful African plays about the slave trade and female agency

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Based on a Ghanaian legend, the play follows Anowa who defies her parents to marry the man she loves, only to watch him become a slave trader. A bold critique of complicity in the slave trade. One of the most powerful African plays about the slave trade and female agency

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