Atukwei Okai

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Atukwei Okai (born March 15, 1941 in Accra , Ghana ; † July 13, 2018 there ) was a Ghanaian writer and university lecturer .

Education and career

Okai studied at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow and graduated with a master's degree in literature in 1967. He later studied at the University of London .

After his return to Ghana, Okai began his work as a lecturer in Russian literature at the University of Ghana in Legon, a district of Accra . He became a member of the faculty of the Institute for African Studies at the University of Ghana. The Association Pan-African writers ( Pan-African Writers' Association ), he also joined.

Okai's works as a writer are located in the field of children's and youth literature.

bibliography

  • Flowerfall, 1969
  • The Oath of the Fontomfrom and Other Poems, 1971
  • Lorgorligi Logarithms, 1974
  • The Anthill in the Sea - Verses and Chants for Children, 1988

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personal data
SURNAME Okai, Atukwei
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ghanaian writer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Accra , Ghana
DATE OF DEATH 13th July 2018
Place of death Accra , Ghana