Amu Djoleto
Solomon Alexander Amu Djoleto (born 22 July 1929) is a Ghanaian writer and educator.[1]
Life
Amu Djoleto was born at Manyakpogunor,
Institute of Education, University of London, he returned to Ghana to edit the Ghana Teachers' Journal.[2] At one point heading the Ministry of Education's publishing programme, he has continued to work for the Ministry of Education.[3]
Djoleto contributed to the poetry anthologies Voices of Ghana (1958) and Messages (1970), and his poems were collected in Amid the Swelling Act.[2] He is best known for his novels, the first of which was The Strange Man (1967).
Works
Novels
- The Strange Man, London, Heinemann, 1967. African Writers Series, no. 41.
- Money Galore, London [etc.]: Heinemann, 1975. African Writers Series, no. 160.
- Hurricane of Dust, 1987
Poetry
- Amid the Swelling Act, 1992
Children's books
- Obodai Sai, 1990
- Twins in Trouble, 1991
- The Frightened Thief, 1992
- The Girl who Knows about Cars, 1996
- Kofi Loses his Way, 1996
- Akos and the Fire Ghost, 1998
Other
- English practice for the African student, 1967
- (ed. with T. H. S. Kwami) West African Prose, Heinemann Educational Books, 1972.
- The Ghana Book Development Council: aims and objectives, 1976
- Books and reading in Ghana, 1985
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8103-7788-2. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-33580-8. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-435-90041-0. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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