Superstition has, since time immemorial, been a living organism in man’s life. But particularly in Ghana and Africa in general, every misfortune and mishap are always blamed and placed on one figure in the society – The ‘old woman’ – usually regarded as witch without trying to find the root cause of such misfortune’. In […]
“Kɔli” the name of a precious bead, is also the name that is sometimes given to a girl of extreme beauty. In this short play, a young man by the name Alini wins the love of Kɔli by means of a charm. In the process, Kɔli runs away from home and goes into the bush, […]
The title of this novel, ‘Ke Mawu Gbi Muɔ’, means ‘You will not die if it is not destined by God’. The story concerns a boy who left home for work elsewhere in the company of a man he does not know. He passed through many difficulties and hazards of life but in the end […]
‘A li nɔ nɛ ba puɔ nɔ’ is a Dangme expression meaning no one knows his benefactor. The story is about a couple who went to settle in a neighbouring village to work. But as if by design, they neither found life easier there. Not long after they had settled, the wife died of a […]
“ASOO YE NWOMENLE Ɔ” contains a true story of teacher Koast, whose wife, Afibah used to tell him during conversation that if ever she died. he, teacher Koasli, would have his house haunted. She died about two years later during child-birth and the house became haunted as prophesied by her. The husband married another lady […]
“Ajesiwɔ ” is a story of a girl who is pawned to a wealthy woman trader called Yokpa. But the name Ajesiwo literally means “They have gone and left us.” Yokpa is a get-rich-quick woman – she offers the spirit of her maid, Ajesiwɔ , to the “Goddess of Wealth” known as “Akpaso.” Fortunately for Ajesiwɔ , the goddess […]