Ayi Kwei Armah’s Criticism of Post-Colonial Ghana in “The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born “
Ayi Kwei Armah’s Criticism of Post-Colonial Ghana in “The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born “

Summary/Abstract: In 1957 newly independent Ghana under the leadership of Kwane Nkrumah — acknowledged as, „Osagyefo” — „the Redeemer” —, adopts a socialistic system with limited success. Ultimately, Ghana descends into a dictatorial state. Later, debutant novelist Ayi Kwei Armah publishes The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (1968), a politically-engaged novel in which corruption and moral decay are ubiquitously depicted. This paper presents the kinds and styles of criticism Armah uses to present doubt and scepticism about life in a newly independent post-colonial Ghana.

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