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No Sweetness Here

Author Ama Ata Aidoo
Narrator Alexia Quartey, Ama Dadson, Anima Misa Amoah, Chimamanda Adichie, Ekua Ekumah
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Run Time 7 hours and 30 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Feminism and feminist theory, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Social issues, Short stories.

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This collection of short stories sees Ama Ata Aidoo, one of Africa’s leading feminist and postcolonial writers, exercise the powerful effect of oral storytelling in her moving tales of shifting identities and the paradoxes of womanhood.

Written with vibrant candour and tenacity, No Sweetness Here tackles the challenges of postcolonial Ghana, with topics ranging from the politics of wigs to the fragile joy of motherhood.

In this collection, tradition struggles against modernisation, convention against liberation and all the while, Aidoo invites the reader to confront life’s injustices with her characteristic humour and poise.

'Even at her gravest, Aidoo writes with a sunny charm.' New York Times
'Beautifully written.' English Magazine

Critics Review

Even at her gravest, Aidoo writes with a sunny charm

New York Times

Aidoo’s particular understanding of inter-generational relationships and crisp dialogue give a clear and uncompromising portrayal of cross-cultural barriers

Charlotte H. Bruner

A subtle criticism that cuts as sharply as a razor. There is not a single dull story in the eleven

Daily Nation

Beautifully written

English Magazine

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