Female Protagonist

Aidoo, Ama Ata



Ama Ata Aidoo

Born Christina Ama Ata Aidoo, near Saltpond, Ghana, she graduated with a BA from the University of Ghana in 1964. Much of her published work, all appearing under the name Ama Ata Aidoo, dates from the midand late 1960s. Unlike other West African women writers such as Efua Sutherland, Tess Onwueme, Flora Nwapa and 'zulu sofola, Aidoo has declined to concentrate on a single genre; she has published two novels, two plays, a book of short stories and two poetry collections. She has worked in the USA (where she held a fellowship in creative ...