Emerging Perspectives on Ama Ata Aidoo

This ambitious and comprehensive volume of essays, edited by two committed scholars, mirrors a collection of insights, analyses and approaches to the works by Ghana's foremost woman writer, who has prevailed for over thirty years on the African literature scene by her sheer tenacity of purpose and the freshness of her writing. Ama Ata Aidoo comes across as a sturdy, well-rounded, dignified and reputable writer of world class, not only in the originality, complexity and sophistication of her thoughts, but also in the diversity of the possibilities in her writing. Students of cultural politics, international relations, womens' studies, history and African studies will find this anthology a compelling resource.

Ada Uzoamaka Azodo is adjunct Associate Professor of French and American Studies at Indiana University-Northwest, and author of L'imaginaire dans les Romans de Camara Laye (1993).

Gay Wilentz is Associate Professor of English at East Carolina University, and the author of Binding Cultures: Black Women Writers in Africa and the Diaspora (1992).