Amma Darko ( German: Amma Darko ; born June 26, 1956 , Koforidua ( Eng. Koforidua ), Ghana ) is a Ghanaian writer who writes in German and English.
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| Date of Birth | June 26, 1956 (63 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Koforidua , Ghana |
| Citizenship |  Ghana |
| Occupation | prose writer |
| Language of Works | German , English |
| ammadarko.de | |
Biography
From the Fanti people. Grew up in Accra . She graduated from the University of Kumasi ( 1980 ), worked as a consultant in the technology center. In the 1980s, she lived in Germany. She made her debut in German with the novel “A Dream Sold” ( 1991 ). Currently lives in Accra, serves as a tax inspector.
Novels
- Der verkaufte Traum (1991, English translation, Beyond the horizon, 1995, French translation, 1997)
- Spinnweben ( 1996 )
- The Handmaid / The housemaid, a novel ( 1998 , German transl. 1999)
- Verirrtes Herz ( 2000 )
- Not without flowers ( 2003 , German lane. 2006)
- Without a face / Die Gesichtslosen (2003, English op. 2004, with a preface by Kofi Aniydokho ; Sloven.per. 2004)
- between two worlds / Between Two Worlds (2015). Sub-Saharan Publishers. ISBN 978-9988647933
- necklace of short stories / Das Halsband der Geschichten. elbaol verlag hamburg, Meldorf 2019 ISBN 9783939771746
Literature
- Kohrs-Amissah E. Aspects of feminism and gender in the novels of three West African women writers (Aidoo, Emecheta, Darko) .. - Heidelberg: Books on African Studies, Jerry Bedu-Addo, 2002.
- Broadening the horizon: critical introductions to Amma Darko / Vincent O. Odamtten, ed .. - Banbury: Ayebia Clarke Ltd., 2007.
Links
- Official website (German) , (English)