Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghanaian)
Born in 1942 in Saltpond, Ghana, Ama Ata Aidoo is a celebrated African author mainly specializing in comparative and post-colonial literature. She holds the coveted Commonwealth Writers Prize of 1992. Aidoo has also served as Ghana’s Minister for Education under Jerry Rawlings’ reign. She has authored a number of influential works, including “Our Sister Killjoy,” “Changes,” “Someone Talking to Sometime,” and “The Dilemma of a Ghost.”
