The Healers: An Historical Novel

TitleThe Healers: An Historical Novel
Year for Search1978
AuthorsArmah, Ayi Kwei(b. 1939)
Date Published1978
PublisherEast African Publishing House
Place PublishedNairobi, Kenya
KeywordsGhanaian author, Male author
Annotation

The novel is set at the fall of the Ashanti Empire, destroyed by internal disunity in Africa combined with European power. The dystopia is offset by the vision of African unity of The Healers. Clearly a call for Africans to unify.

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Author Note

Ghanaian author (b. 1939).

Full Text

1978 Armah, Ayi Kwei (b. 1939). The Healers: An Historical Novel. Nairobi, Kenya: East African Publishing House. O

The novel is set at the fall of the Ashanti Empire, destroyed by internal disunity in Africa combined with European power. The dystopia is offset by the vision of African unity of The Healers. Clearly a call for Africans to unify. Ghanaian author.