Aidoo produced her first play, The Dilemma of a Ghost, and then Anowa six years later. Born on 23 March, 1940, she attended Wesley Girls’ High School and the University of Ghana, Legon in the 60s.Īfter completing her bachelor’s degree in English, Ms.
Ms Aidoo however came from humble beginnings. She now directs her own foundation, Mbaasem (Women’s Matters) since 2000. She has had more than her fair share of awards and achievements: Nelson Mandela Prize for Poetry for her chapbook, “ Talking to Sometime” (1987), Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for Best Book (Africa) for her novel “Changes”, served a fellowship at Stanford University, and is also a patron of the Etisalat Prize for Literature. Aiddo is not only the second modern feminist we’re studying about for A Level, she’s also a versatile writer.
Did you know I’m extremely proud that you’ve choose to take such an internationally aware syllabus course? I mean we have two Indians writing up prose, a Nigerian getting a post, two Brits in drama and an assortment of really old dudes in poetry, but best of all, we have one of Ghana’s own in there: Ama Ata Aidoo writes the plays The Dilemma of a Ghost and Anowa.
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