Kofi Awoonor

Kofi Awoonor

human

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Country wey e be citizen	Ghana
Name in native language	Kofi Awoonor
Name wey dem give am	Kofi
Family name	Awoonor
Ein date of birth	13 March 1935
Place dem born am	Gold Coast Colony, Wheta
Date wey edie	21 September 2013
Place wey edie	Nairobi
Manner of death	homicide
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English, Ewe
Employer	Stony Brook University
Position ehold	Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, ambassador
Educate for	University College London, Achimota School
Notable work	This Earth, My Brother
Has works in the collection	Givens Collection of African American Literature
Copyright status as creator	works protected by copyrights

Kofi Awoonor (dem born am as George Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor-Williams; 13 March 1935 – 21 September 2013) na he be Ghanaian poet den author wey ein work combine de poetic traditions of ein native Ewe people den contemporary den religious symbolism so say ego depict Africa for de decolonization tym. He start dey rep plus de name George Awoonor-Williams,^[1] wey dem sana publish as Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor. He teach African literature for University of Ghana. Na Professor Awoonor dey among menners wey dem kill for September 2013 attack for Westgate shopping mall wey dey Nairobi, Kenya insyd, wer na he be sam participant for Storymoja Hay Festival.^[2][3][4]

1. ↑ Hans M. Zell, Carol Bundy & Virginia Coulon (eds), A New Reader's Guide to African Literature, Heinemann Educational Books, 1983, p. 355.
2. ↑ "Prof. Awoonor dies in Al-Shabab attack in Kenyan Mall". citifmonline.com. 22 September 2013.
3. ↑ Alice Vincent (22 September 2013). "Nairobi shopping mall attacks: Kofi Awoonor, Ghanaian poet, killed in Westgate Attack". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013.
4. ↑ "Somalia's al-Shabab claims Nairobi Westgate Kenya attack". BBC News. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.