Product Description

Out of Africa with her degree and her all-seeing eyes comes Sisse. She comes to Europe, to a land of toering mountains and low grey skies and tries to make sense of it all. What is she doing here? Why aren't the natives friendly? And what will she do when she goes back home?

Ghanian writer Ama Ata Aidoo's brilliantly conceived prose poem is by turns bitter and gentle, and is highly personal exploration of the conflicts between Africa and Europe, between men and women and between a complacent acceptance of the status quo and a passionate desire to reform a rotten world. Of her own writing, Ama Ata Aidoo says, 'I write about people, about what strikes me and interests me. It seems the most natural thing in the world for women to write with women as central characters; making women the centre of my universe was spontaneous.'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #306486 in Books
• Published on: 1997-02-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 134 pages

About the Author

Ama Ata Aidoo, one of Africa’s leading feminist writers, was born and educated in Ghana. She obtained a B.A. degree in English at the University of Ghana and has taught at universities in Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya. Her concerns as a writer, a woman and a teacher of literature have encouraged her to travel and lecture extensively in Africa, Europe and North America. Ama Ata Aidoo continues to write short stories, radio plays and poetry.

Customer Reviews

Dark and difficult
This was easy to read but a tough challenge to understand. Its swift movement between prose and poetry with its shifing perspective makes it unconventional yet inspiring. It is beautifully put together as the words are arranged to reflect its meaning- and to give more impact to the reader. However, I found it very strongly opinionated, almost aggressive, within its harsh political issues and therefore this book is not for the faint-hearted! The book itself is very short but it is very concentrated and has to be re-read many times in order to savour its intensity.