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| Title: | Ama ata aidoo and the oral tradition: a paradox of form and substance |
| Author: | Elder, A. |
| Year: | 1987 |
| Periodical: | African Literature Today |
| Issue: | 15 |
| Pages: | 109-118 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Ghana |
| Subject: | literature |
| About person: | Christina Ama Ata Aidoo (1942-) |
| Abstract: | To the Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo, oral literature is an end in itself. Her writings all demonstrate her allegiance to oral performance and her skilful re-creation of the traditional unity of performer and audience. At the same time she suggests that colonialism has fractured African society: the contemporary African artist is unsure of, even rebuffed by, his audience. This paper explores this paradox in her writings, notably in her novel 'Our sister Killjoy' (1979). Ref. |