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The
2003 Award
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Mutilated by Annor Nimako
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Publisher of Nominated Edition: Ronna Publishers ISBN 9988791127
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ABOUT
THE BOOK
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| Barbara Aseke, a ten-year-old primary school pupil, is brutally circumcised and dies from haemorrhage. Her needless death outrages the sensibilities of many, including Dr. Blankson who is unable to save her life. When, in spite of the tragedy, Dr. Blankson's wife Sarah, wilfully submits herself and undergoes genital mutilation, she reveals the ethnic and cultural diversity that tears their marriage apart. Dutch missionary, Father Willem van Ruisdeal, concerned organisations, Dr. Yvonne Alhassan, Dr. Blankson and even a subdued Sarah, work tirelessly together to eradicate the harmful and obnoxious traditional practice, particularly in the north of Ghana. The novel tells in lurid details the harrowing experiences and the suffering of millions of girls and women in Africa and thousands of African immigrants in the Western World. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Annor Nimako was educated in Ghana. He taught at the secondary school level for several years. In 1972 he joined the Ghana Publishing Corporation. During this period he did a post-graduate course at the University of London Institute of Education. When the Ghana Book Development Council was established, he was appointed a senior member of the initial professional staff in 1977. He became the Executive Director of the Council from 1989 to1996. He is the author of one previous novel, The River's Power and a non-fiction book, Map Reading for West Africa. |
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