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Ama ata aidoo s short story no sweetness here first appeared in 1970 as the title piece in no sweetness here, aidoo s first collection of stories the story is narrated by a character known as chicha, which is the local pronunciation of teacher. In other stories like in the cutting of a drink, the message, no sweet. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Wanted to make education in ghana freely accessible to all but she eventually resigned. Drawing on the tradition of oral literature, through the means of which many societies passed on their histories from one generation to the next, aidoo portrays a crucial historical moment in ghanaian history through the personal tragedy of anowa and kofi ako.
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