Our Sister Killjoy (Longman African Writers/Classics)

by Ama Aidoo (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $11.20

  Out of Africa with her degree and her all seeing eyes comes Sissie. She comes to Europe, to a land of towering mountains and low grey skies and tries to makes 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?

  A profound version of the theme of self discovery, this novel explores the thoughts and experiences of a Ghanaian girl on her travels in Europe. It is a 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.

• Used

  Paperback
  1988

  $4.21

  In this novel, the author explores the thoughts and experiences of a Ghanaian girl on her travels through Europe. It offers a running commentary on Sissie's feelings of alienation, her reflections on European culture and civilization and her return to the warmth of home in Africa. Ama Ato Aidoo has also published her collected plays The Dilemma of a Ghost/Anowa and short stories No Sweetness Here . Longman African Classics are designed for the general reader, but are also suitable for schools and universities.

• New

  Paperback
  1997

  $17.84

  Out of Africa with her degree and her all seeing eyes comes Sissie. She comes to Europe, to a land of towering mountains and low grey skies and tries to makes 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?

  A profound version of the theme of self discovery, this novel explores the thoughts and experiences of a Ghanaian girl on her travels in Europe. It is a 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.