Ayi Kwei Armah is a Ghanian writer. The Republic of Ghana is a nation of Africa, specifically West Africa within Sub-Saharan Africa. ...

Armah was born in 1939 to Fante-speaking parents in the port city of Sekondi Takoradi, Ghana. 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the writer, see John Fante. ...

He left Ghana in 1959 to attend the Groton School in Groton, MA. After graduating, he entered Harvard University, receiving a degree in sociology. Armah then moved to Algeria and worked as a translator for the magazine Révolution Africaine. In 1964, Armah returned to Ghana, where he was a scriptwriter for Ghana Television and later taught English at the Navrongo School. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Groton is the name of some places in the United States Groton, South Dakota[1] Groton, Connecticut Groton, Massachusetts Groton (village), New York Groton (town), New York It is also the name of two American boarding schools. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Between 1967 and 1968, he was editor of Jeune Afrique magazine in Paris. From 1968-1970, Armah studied at Columbia University, obtaining his M.F.A. in creative writing. In the 1970s, he worked as a teacher in East Africa, at the College of National Education, Chamg'omge, Tanzania, and at the National University of Lesotho. He lived in Dakar, Senegal in the 1980s and taught at Amherst and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain imaginative or different types of writing from generic writing. ... East Africa is a region generally considered to include: Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Tanzania Uganda [[Image:Example. ... The National University of Lesotho is situated at Roma (pop. ... (City of Dakar, divided into 19 communes darrondissement) City proper (commune) Région Dakar Département Dakar Mayor Pape Diop (PDS) (since 2002) Area 82. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Amherst is the name of several places, named for Jeffrey Amherst: Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Middle Amherst Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Upper Amherst Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Amherst, New Hampshire Amherst, New York Amherst, Nova Scotia Amherst Head, Nova Scotia Amherst Point, Nova Scotia Amherst Shore, Nova... For the University of Wisconsin system, see University of Wisconsin System. ... Madison is the name of several places in the United States of America, many of which are named after President James Madison: Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital and the best-known Madison in the United States Madison, Alabama Madison, Arkansas Madison, Connecticut Madison, Florida Madison, Georgia Madison, Illinois Madison, Indiana...

His works include:

• The Healers, Popenguine, Senegal : Per Ankh, 2000.
• Osiris Rising: A Novel of Africa Past, Present and Future, Popenguine, West Africa : Per Ankh, 1995.
• Two Thousand Seasons, London : Heinemann, 1973.