Awoonor, Kofi, 1935-2013
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Name (Latin)
Awoonor, Kofi, 1935-2013
Other forms of name
Awoonor, Kofi, 1935-
Williams, George Awoonor-, 1935-
Awoonor-Williams, George, 1935-
Date of birth
1935-03-13
Date of death
2013-09-21
Associated country
Ghana
Occupation
Ambassadors
Novelists
Poets
Authors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Language
English
MARC
MARC
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Chidi Anthony Opara, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Wikipedia description:
Kofi Awoonor (born George Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor-Williams; 13 March 1935 – 21 September 2013) was a Ghanaian poet, author and diplomat. His work combined the poetic traditions of his native Ewe people with contemporary and religious symbolism to depict Africa during decolonization. He started writing under the name George Awoonor-Williams, and was also published as Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor. He taught African literature at the University of Ghana. Professor Awoonor was among those who were killed in the September 2013 attack at Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, where he was a participant at the Storymoja Hay Festival.
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