Meshack Asare

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Meshack Asare (born September 18, 1945 ) is a children's author, born in Nyankumasi, Ghana . He now has his center of life in London .

Life

Meshack Asare studied art at the College of Art in Kumasi , the capital of the Ashanti region . After graduating, he decided to work as a teacher in Ghana (1967–1979). During his time as a teacher he began to write children's books and made his first experiences with the illustration of children's books. His works from this period include the translated into many languages and by UNESCO with the title Best picture book from Africa winning work Tawai Goes to Sea .

After a ten-year period without publications, Asare drew attention again in 1981 with his work The Brassman's Secret . This book has also been translated into many languages ​​and even won the 1982 Noma Prize for African Literature .

Works

  • I am Kofi (1968, children's book, Ghana Publishers)
  • Mensa Helps at home (1969, children's book, Ghana Publishers)
  • Tawia Goes to Sea (1970, children's book, Ghana Publishers) (German: Tawia wants to go to the sea , 1982)
  • The Brassman's secret (1981, children's book, Education Press) (German: Kwajo and the secret of the drum man , 1995).
  • Chipo and the bird on the Hill (1984, children's book, Zimbabwe Publishing House) (German: Chipo and the bird on the mountain , 1998)
  • Cat in search of a friend (1984, children's book, Jungbrunnen) (German: The cat is looking for a friend , 1984)
  • Bury my bones but keep my words (1991, short stories, Harper Collins)
  • Halima (1992, children's book, Macmillan)
  • The Magic Goat (1997, children's book, Sub Saharan Publishers)
  • Sosu's Call (1997, children's book, Sub Saharan Publishers) (German: When Sosu saved his village, 2003)
  • Nana's Son (2000, children's book, Sub Saharan Publishers)
  • Meliga's Day (2000, children's book, Sub Saharan Publishers)
  • Noma's Sand: A Tale from Lesotho (2002, children's book, Sub Saharan Publishers)

Kwajo and the secret of the drum man

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Asare, Meshack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ghanaian children's author
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Nyankumasi, Ghana