![]() ![]() ![]() īetween 19, he was editor of Jeune Afrique magazine in Paris. In 1964, he returned to Ghana, where he was a scriptwriter for Ghana Television and later taught English at the Navrongo Secondary School. He then moved to Algeria and worked as a translator for the magazine Révolution Africaine. He attended Groton School in Groton, MA, and then Harvard University, where he received a degree in sociology. From 1953 to 1958 Armah attended the Prince of Wales's College (now known as Achimota School), and won a scholarship to study in the United States, where he was between 19. Early life and education Īyi Kwei Armah was born in the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi in Ghana to Fante-speaking parents, descending on his father's side from a royal family in the Ga nation. He is also an essayist, as well as having written poetry, short stories, and books for children. The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (1968) Īyi Kwei Armah (born 28 October 1939) is a Ghanaian writer best known for his novels including The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (1968), Two Thousand Seasons (1973) and The Healers (1978). ![]()
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