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• Title:
  Ayi Kwei Armah's criticism of post-colonial Ghana on "The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born"
• Creator:
  Dewsbury, Stephen
• Contributor:
  Opole University
• Description:
  In 1957 newly independent Ghana under the leadership of Kwane Nkrumah — acknowledged as, „Osagyefo” — „the Redeemer” —, adopts a socialistic system with limited success. Ultimately, Ghana descends into a dictatorial state. Later, debutant novelist Ayi Kwei Armah publishes The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (1968), a politically-engaged novel in which corruption and moral decay are ubiquitously depicted. This paper presents the kinds and styles of criticism Armah uses to present doubt and scepticism about life in a newly independent post-colonial Ghana.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Date:
  2023.02.15;
  2012
• Type:
  Article
• Language:
  English
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
• Relation:
  Zagadnienia Rodzajów Literackich;1;
  55
• Subject:
  post-colonial literature;
  criticism;
  corruption;
  scatological;
  Ayi Kwei Armah;
  Ghana
• Identifier:
  0084-4446;
  http://hdl.handle.net/11089/45999 ;
  2451-0335
• Data provider:
  Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  image