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Amma Darko at "Connecting Cultures"

9th Summer School on the New Literatures in English in Hanover, Germany, September 14-18, 2009

Website: Connecting Cultures (External link)

  
     
 
  Reading: Thursday, 17th Sept. 2009

Meja Mwangi, Kenia, and Amma Darko are reading from their books. After the reading, there will be a discussion with both authors.
Moderation: Dr. Jürgen Martini
Buchshop Lehmanns, Georgstraße 10. 30159 Hannover, Germany
Time: 20.30

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  Mrs. Darko is going to read passages from "Not without flowers". Issues raised will be mainly:
  • Polygamy vs monogamy
  • Dilemma of today's African and his beliefs; Superstition; Traditional and Christian faith
  • The same white man who brought us the faith also traded us as slaves
  • Loss of information due to oral tradition - what to do

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