African Love Stories Aidoo Ama Ata
African Love Stories Aidoo Ama Ata This radical collection of short stories is a double award-winning book aimed at debunking the myth about African women as impoverished victims. Crafted by a…
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African Love Stories Aidoo Ama Ata
This radical collection of short stories is a double award-winning book aimed at debunking the myth about African women as impoverished victims. Crafted by a stellar cast of authors including El Saadawi, Adichie, Atta, Baingana, Oyeyemi, Manyika, Aboulela, wa Goro, Badoe, Magona, Tadjo, Krog, Ogundipe, de Nyeko et al. The stories deal with challenging themes representing some of the most complex love stories ever published from Africa, ranging from labour pains to burials, teenagers to octogenarians, race-fraught and same-sex relationships, the human heart is out there, bold bleeding and occasionally triumphant.
With contributions from 21 African women writers as follows: From Sudan Leila Aboulela From Egypt Nawal El Saadawi From Cote d'Ivoire Veronique Tadjo From Ghana Yaba Badoe From Nigeria Tomi Adeaga, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sefi A much welcomed addition to African literature.