Books set in Ghana (33)
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Lejos de Ghana by Taiye Selasi ES
EnglandDescription:
Una novela sobre el desconocido mundo de los «afropolitas», los hijos de los profesionales africanos que emigraron en las décadas de los sesenta y setenta, y que hoy conforman una comunidad de jóvenes políglotas y cosmopolitas dispuestos a participar en la imparable transformación de la cultura africana. Kweku Sai, un reputado cirujano ghanés formado en Estados Unidos, muere repentinamente en su casa de Accra a los cincuenta y siete años. Kweku había dejado mujer e hijos en América, y su muerte, como las ondas que provoca una piedra arrojada al agua, afecta a todos los miembros de la familia S... continue
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Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie EN
LiberiaDescription:
"When Selasi and Akorfa were young girls, they were more than just cousins; they were inseparable confidantes. Then Selasi begins to change, becoming hostile and quiet and losing interest in everything. The two become estranged, and it will be years before Akorfa learns what has happened. Only a crisis can ultimately bring them back together"--
Ghana14.
North to Paradise : A Memoir by Ousman Umar EN
Description:
The inspiring true story of one man's treacherous boyhood journey from a rural village in Ghana to the streets of Barcelona--and the path that led him home. Ousman Umar is a shaman's son born in a small village in Ghana. Though his mother died giving birth, he spent a contented childhood working the fields, setting traps in the jungle, and living off the land. Still, as strange and wondrous flying machines crisscrossed the skies overhead, Ousman dreamed of a different life. And so, when he was only twelve years old, he left his village and began what would be a five-year journey to Europe. Eve... continue
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Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
An alien artifact turns a young girl into Death's adopted daughter in Remote Control, a thrilling sci-fi tale of community and female empowerment from Nebula and Hugo Award-winner Nnedi Okorafor “She’s the adopted daughter of the Angel of Death. Beware of her. Mind her. Death guards her like one of its own.” The day Fatima forgot her name, Death paid a visit. From hereon in she would be known as Sankofa—a name that meant nothing to anyone but her, the only tie to her family and her past. Her touch is death, and with a glance a town can fall. And she walks—alone, except for her fox companion—se... continue
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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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Tail of the Blue Bird by Nii Ayikwei Parkes EN
Description:
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2009.
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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.