Accra noir
(Book)
Contributors:
Danquah, Nana-Ama, editor,
NoveList Series:
Series:
Published:
Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, [2020].
Physical Desc:
265 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Status:
Description
"Accra is the perfect setting for noir fiction. The telling of such tales--ones involving or suggesting death, with a protagonist who is flawed or devious, driven by either a self-serving motive or one of the seven deadly sins--is woven into the fabric of the city's everyday life... Accra is more than just a capital city. It is a microcosm of Ghana. It is a virtual map of the nation's soul, a complex geographical display of its indigenous presence, the colonial imposition, declarations of freedom, followed by coups d'état, decades of dictatorship, and then, finally, a steady march forward into a promising future... Much like Accra, these stories are not always what they seem. The contributors who penned them know too well how to spin a story into a web...It is an honor and a pleasure to share them and all they reveal about Accra, a city of allegories, one of the most dynamic and diverse places in the world."--From the introduction.
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Format:
Book
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781617758898, 1617758892
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"Accra is the perfect setting for noir fiction. The telling of such tales--ones involving or suggesting death, with a protagonist who is flawed or devious, driven by either a self-serving motive or one of the seven deadly sins--is woven into the fabric of the city's everyday life... Accra is more than just a capital city. It is a microcosm of Ghana. It is a virtual map of the nation's soul, a complex geographical display of its indigenous presence, the colonial imposition, declarations of freedom, followed by coups d'état, decades of dictatorship, and then, finally, a steady march forward into a promising future... Much like Accra, these stories are not always what they seem. The contributors who penned them know too well how to spin a story into a web...It is an honor and a pleasure to share them and all they reveal about Accra, a city of allegories, one of the most dynamic and diverse places in the world."--From the introduction.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Danquah, N. (2020). Accra noir. Brooklyn, New York, Akashic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Danquah, Nana-Ama. 2020. Accra Noir. Brooklyn, New York, Akashic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Danquah, Nana-Ama, Accra Noir. Brooklyn, New York, Akashic Books, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Danquah, Nana-Ama. Accra Noir. Brooklyn, New York, Akashic Books, 2020.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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