Ama Ata Aidoo
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AIDOO, AMA ATA, 1942 to 2023

Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghanaian writer, politician, and academic.

Books
6
Editions tracked
7
First editions
6
Nationality
Ghana

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Earliest first editionThe Dilemma of a GhostLongmans, 1965 Most editions trackedThe Girl Who Can2 editions
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  1. 1965The Dilemma of a GhostLongmans
  2. 1970No Sweetness HereLongman
  3. 1970AnowaLongmans
  4. 1977Our Sister KilljoyLongman
  5. 1991ChangesWomen's Press
  6. 1997The Girl Who Can and Other StoriesSub-Saharan
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Ama Ata Aidoo was born in 1942 and died in 2023.

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