Nana Gray-Johnson

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Nana Gray-Johnson (2013)

Nana Gray-Johnson (* 1951 in Bathurst ) is a Gambian writer and politician .

Life

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a Master of Arts in Journalism from Stanford University in 1979 . Before founding his own media agency, he wrote for several newspapers and magazines in The Gambia and London. In 2004 he published the newspaper history of the Gambia under the title ( English The Story of The Newspapers in The Gambia ). Gray-Johnson wrote plays and a collection of short stories. King Pass King , a play, was released in Krio in 1988 . A musical drama with choreography is The Hare and the Tortoise ( German  The Hare and the Tortoise ), he wrote it in Wolof and in English .

As a lecturer in English he worked at the University of Gambia ; In 2013 he became Vice Secretary-General of the former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh .

Works

  • Krio Engagement and Other Stories (1987)
  • Children of The Spyglass (1995)
  • The Story of The Newspapers in The Gambia (2004)
  • Edward Francis Small : Watchdog of The Gambia

Novels:

  • I of Ebony (1997)
  • The Magic Calabash (1998)

Web links

Commons : Nana Gray-Johnson  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Literary Corner: Gambian literature and writings: Paving the way forward (Cont'd)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Daily Observer of July 16, 2009@1@ 2Template: dead link / observer.gm  
  2. ↑ UTG readies to celebrate Nana Gray Johnson at Gambia Literature and Copyright Day ( Memento of the original from August 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Today Newspaper of April 27, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / today.gm
  3. ↑ http://kibaaro.com/nana-grey-johnson-replaces-njogu-bah/
personal data
SURNAME Gray-Johnson, Nana
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian writer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Bathurst