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Ayi Kwei Armah

1939 - Today

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Ayi 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). He is also an essayist, as well as having written poetry, short stories, and books for children. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ayi Kwei Armah is the 6,480th most popular writer (down from 6,409th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 38th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ghanaian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ayi Kwei Armah ranks 6,480 out of 7,302. Before him are Louis de Bernières, Mark Akenside, Compton Mackenzie, George S. Kaufman, Michael Rosen, and Ti-Grace Atkinson. After him are Saunders Lewis, Sandra Cisneros, Sylvia Browne, Andrew Sarris, Dimitris Lyacos, and Robert Rodat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Ayi Kwei Armah ranks 607. Before him are Jack Yerman, Stephen L. Adler, Martha Hudson, Vitali Davydov, Neville Cenac, and France Nuyen. After him are Kim Fowley, Salvatore Nunnari, Eddie Kendricks, Judy Grinham, Anthony Lake, and Royce D. Applegate.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Ayi Kwei Armah ranks 47 out of 162. Before him are Kwadwo Asamoah (1988), Hugh Quarshie (1954), Owusu Benson (1977), James Kwesi Appiah (1960), Alphonso Davies (2000), and Derek Boateng (1983). After him are Kofi Awoonor (1935), Karim Abdul Razak (1956), Richard Kingson (1978), John Mensah (1982), Kwame Ayew (1973), and Jonathan Mensah (1990).

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Among WRITERS In Ghana

Among writers born in Ghana, Ayi Kwei Armah ranks 3. Before him are Ama Ata Aidoo (1942), and William Boyd (1952). After him are Kofi Awoonor (1935), and Amma Darko (1956).

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