The period of contemporary literature is said to begin after the end of World War II in 1945 and is still occurring to this day. It includes writers like Allen Ginsberg, Stephen King, Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell, Isabel Allende, Ian McEwan, and more..
Ghanaian literature is literature produced by authors from Ghana or in the Ghanaian diaspora. The tradition of literature starts with a long oral tradition, was influence heavily by western literature during colonial rule, and became prominent with a post-colonial nationalist tradition in the mid 20th century.
Poverty has worsened. The “international poverty” rate is estimated at 27% in 2022, an increase of 2.2% points since 2021. Ghanaian households have been under pressure from high inflation and slowing economic growth.
ABSTRACT: This paper explores the Hausa verbal art forms in Shaihu Umar, a novel first published in the Hausa language and then translated into English. The
Contemporary literature in Ghana, 1911-1978 : a critical evaluationGenre: Criticism, interpretation, etcPhysical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 239
Contemporary literature in ghana
2013 novel by Taiye Selasi
Ghana Must Go is the debut novel of Taiye Selasi. It was published in 2013, and nominated for an NAACP Image Award. The novel follows the Sai family as they come to terms with their father Kweku Sai's death, and as they work through family troubles. Multiple points of view give insight into the characters' emotions and the repercussions of Kweku’s choices. The Wall Street Journal praised it as irresistible from the first line.
Voices of Ghana: Literary Contributions to the Ghana Broadcasting System 1955–57 was the first Ghanaian literary anthology of poems, stories, plays and essays. Edited by Henry Swanzy and published in 1958 by the Ghanaian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Voices of Ghana contained works that had been broadcast on the Ghana radio programmes The Singing Net, Sound Judgement and Akan Theatre between 1955 and 1957. The collection opened with an essay, The Poetry of Drums, by Kwabena Nketia, and the writers anthologised included Frank Parkes, A. W. Kayper-Mensah, Kwesi Brew, Cameron Duodu, Amu Djoleto, Efua T. Sutherland Robert K. Gardiner and Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty. According to Nigerian writer Cyprian Ekwensi, the anthology was Ghana's declaration of its literary achievement and was bound to lead to intense literary awakening throughout the coast.
