Amma Darko
Amma Darko (born 1956) is a Ghanaian novelist. She won The Golden Baobab Prize for one of her novels. She has published seven novels in total.
Amma Darko

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- Name
- Amma Darko
- Born
- 25 June 1956
- Birthplace
- Koforidua, Ghana
- Occupation
- Writer
- Full name
- Ophelia Amma Darko.
- Nationality
- Ghana.
- Education
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
- Known for
- Beyond the Horizon, Faceless, Cobwebs, Stray Heart, Between Two Worlds and The Housemaid.
- Honours
- literary award.
- Languages
- English and German.
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Amma Darko (born 1956) is a Ghanaian novelist. She won The Golden Baobab Prize for one of her novels. She has published seven novels in total.
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Biography
Biography
Amma Darko studied at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The recorded working language is English and German. Works named in the authority record are Beyond the Horizon, Faceless, Cobwebs, Stray Heart, Between Two Worlds and The Housemaid. Distinctions recorded are literary award.
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Key facts
• Name — Amma Darko • Born — 25 June 1956 • Birthplace — Koforidua, Ghana • Citizenship — Ghanaian, German • Occupation — Writer • Years Active — 1995–present • Notable Works — Faceless
Life and writing
Life and writing
She was born in Koforidua, Ghana, and grew up in Accra. She studied in Kumasi, where she received her diploma in 1980. Then she worked for the Science and Technology Center in Kumasi. During the 1980s, she lived and worked for some time in Germany. She has since returned to Accra. Her novels illustrate everyday life in Ghana. She also paints clear pictures of the exploitation of women through her works. Her first novel, Beyond the Horizon, was originally published in Germany. Her most recent novels, Faceless and Not without flowers, were published in Ghana. She also wrote The Housemaid. Her work has been discussed in Vincent O. Odamtten's book Broadening the Horizon: Critical Introductions to Amma Darko, in the 2001 doctoral thesis by Louise Allen Zak "Writing her way: a study of Ghanaian novelist Amma Darko", and in several academic journals.
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Amma Darko is recorded as having received literary award.
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1956
Amma Darko born at Koforidua.
Scholarly works about Darko's writings
• Aiyetoro, Mary B. & Valentine Chimenem Owhorodu. "Causes, Effects, and Feminist Antidotes to Trafficking in Amma Darko's Beyond the Horizon. Ibadan Journal of English Studies 7 (2018): 185–196.
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scholarly publication
- Darko, Amma: Beyond the Horizon, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2020
- Darko, Amma: Faceless, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q452860: Amma Darko
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- “Amma Darko”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Formation and teaching. Darko studied at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The record notes the qualification diploma. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 6: Beyond the Horizon, Faceless, Cobwebs, Stray Heart, Between Two Worlds and The Housemaid.
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