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Kofi Awoonor

1935 - 2013

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Kofi Awoonor (born George Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor-Williams; 13 March 1935 – 21 September 2013) was a Ghanaian poet, author and diplomat. His work combined the poetic traditions of his native Ewe people with contemporary and religious symbolism to depict Africa during decolonization. He started writing under the name George Awoonor-Williams, and was also published as Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor. He taught African literature at the University of Ghana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kofi Awoonor is the 6,544th most popular writer (up from 6,830th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Ghana (up from 54th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Ghanaian Writer.

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Among writers, Kofi Awoonor ranks 6,544 out of 7,302. Before him are Lidija Dimkovska, George Peele, Michael Arlen, William Kennedy, Dmitry Bykov, and Annie Dillard. After him are Coventry Patmore, Nambi Narayanan, Dulce Chacón, R. S. Thomas, Aleksandar Hemon, and James Mason.

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Among people born in 1935, Kofi Awoonor ranks 524. Before him are Jon Henricks, Ron Springett, Usha Mangeshkar, Dorothy Provine, Erich Kunzel, and Eddie Hopkinson. After him are Irma P. Hall, Billy Boy Arnold, Rosemary Leach, Alex Karras, Manuel Aaron, and Bob Denver. Among people deceased in 2013, Kofi Awoonor ranks 492. Before him are Ruth R. Benerito, Arthur Wightman, Ernest Chapman, Jo Benkow, Peter Broadbent, and Louis-Paul M'Fédé. After him are Harold Camping, Sabine Bischoff, Khady Sylla, Igor Romishevsky, Audrey Totter, and Karla Álvarez.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Kofi Awoonor ranks 48 out of 162. Before him are Hugh Quarshie (1954), Owusu Benson (1977), James Kwesi Appiah (1960), Alphonso Davies (2000), Derek Boateng (1983), and Ayi Kwei Armah (1939). After him are Karim Abdul Razak (1956), Richard Kingson (1978), John Mensah (1982), Kwame Ayew (1973), Jonathan Mensah (1990), and Eric Addo (1978).

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Among WRITERS In Ghana

Among writers born in Ghana, Kofi Awoonor ranks 4. Before him are Ama Ata Aidoo (1942), William Boyd (1952), and Ayi Kwei Armah (1939). After him are Amma Darko (1956).

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