Books from Ghana
29 popular ghanaian books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Africa Challenge" were written by authors from Ghana.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Search Sweet Country by B. Kojo Laing EN
Description:
Describes the experience of a corrupt government official, an idealistic professor, a bishop, a witch, and other characters living in Accra, Ghana, in 1975
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Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson EN
Description:
"Set over the course of three summers, Small Worlds follows Stephen, a first-generation Londoner born to Ghanaian immigrant parents, brother to Ray, and best friend to Adeline. On the cusp of big life changes, Stephen feels pressured to follow a certain track-a university degree, a move out of home-but when he decides instead to follow his first love, music, his world and family fracture in ways he didn't foresee. Now Stephen must find a path and peace for himself: a space he can feel beautiful, a space he can feel free."--
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The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah EN
Description:
This novel is a treatment of the theme of corruption wrought by poverty. It is the story of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn even from those he loves.
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The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah EN
Description:
This novel is a treatment of the theme of corruption wrought by poverty. It is the story of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn even from those he loves.
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The Deep Blue Between by Ayesha Harruna Attah EN
Description:
A sweeping adventure with richly evocative historical settings, The Deep Blue Between is a moving story of the bonds that can endure even the most dramatic change.
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The dilemma of a Ghost by Ama Ata Aidoó EN
Description:
Ato comes back to his african village, after his university studies in the United States. But he doesn't come alone: with him comes his afroamerica wife. How will his community recieve him?
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The Dilemma of a Ghost : Anowa : Two Plays by Ama Ata Aidoo EN
Description:
Two dramas depict the stories of a man who returns to his native Ghana with his sophisticated American wife, and a young woman who marries the man she loves, against her parents' wishes
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The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah EN
Description:
Aminah lives an idyllic life until she is brutally separated from her home and forced on a journey that turns her from a daydreamer into a resilient woman. Wurche, the willful daughter of a chief, is desperate to play an important role in her father's court. These two women's lives converge as infighting among Wurche's people threatens the region, during the height of the slave trade at the end of the 19th century.Set in pre-colonial Ghana, The Hundred Wells of Salaga is a story of courage, forgiveness, love and freedom. Through the experiences of Aminah and Wurche, it offers a remarkable view... continue