Fragments by Ayi Kwei Armah aka made in Ghana

made in Ghana

000 years ago

narcissism

of slavery and colonialism

the author clearly lays out our sources of power and the tools that must be acquired

Fragments by Ayi Kwei Armah aka made in GhanaA member of the African elite groping its way out of the background of slavery and colonialism, Baako see his education as preparation for the lifework of a socially innovative artist. his family, more pragmatic, expects an elite resume to convert into power and wealth in the real world here and now. Unable to harmonize countervailing needs with wider social aspirations, both family and individual drift toward confrontation and inexorable loss.