No Sweetness Here and Other Stories - Softcover

Aidoo, Ama Ata

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558611193 ISBN 13: 9781558611191

Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY, 1995

Synopsis

In this collection, Ama Aita Aidoo explores postcolonial life in Ghana with her characteristic honesty and humor. Tradition wrestles with new urban influences as Africans try to sort out their identity in a changing culture. True to the tradition of African storytelling, the characters come to life through their distinct voices and speech. If there is no sweetness, there is the salt essential to life, even if it comes from tears, and the strength that comes from a history of endurance.

About this title

About the Author:

Ama Ata Aidoo is a native of Ghana, Wet Africa, where she has been Minister of Education and an activist for human rights, women's rights, and African unity. One of Africa's most distinguished writers, she is the author of fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and political and cultural commentary.

From Library Journal:

LJ's reviewer dubbed Aidoo "unusually gifted and creative" when praising this collection of 11 short stories. The aggregate theme of the work is the conflict between traditional rural customs and modern urban Westernized culture. This remains "highly recommended for its literary quality" (LJ 7/71).
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About this edition

• Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1558611193
• ISBN 13: 9781558611191
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170