
The Girl Who Can
Ama Ata Aidoo(Author)
Heinemann (Publisher)
Published on 11. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-435-91013-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this collection of short stories, Aidoo elevates the mundane in women's lives to an intellectual level in an attempt at challenging patriarchal structures and dominance in African society. Written from a child's perspective, Aidoo subverts the traditional beliefs and assumptions about the child's voice. Her inimitable sense of style and eloquence, explores love, marriage and relationships with all the issues they throw up for the contemporary African woman. In doing so, she manages to capture the very essence of womanhood. - Challenges patriarchal structures and dominance in African society - Portrays a child's perspective on traditional African beliefs
Reviews / Votes
"- "Probably the best known African woman writer". Adeola James "expertly shifts the focus of both the characters & the audience reader's attention and perspectives through a range of emotional, intellectual and social registers, effectively keeping us slightly off balance." VINCENT ODAMTTEN - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA "Her diverse literary achievements in drama, poetry, fiction and essays illuminate struggles and triumphs facing women and men in their post-independence Ghanaian society." KETU KATRAK, FEMINIST PRESS, NEW YORK.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
142 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-435-91013-6 (9780435910136)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
She-Who-Would-Be-KingThe Girl Who CanHeavy MomentsSome Global NewsAbout the Wedding FeastChoosingLicePaymentsMale-ind Names in the SunNewly Opened DoorsNowhere CoolHer Hair PoliticsComparisons Or Who Said a Bird Cannot Father a Crab?Nutty