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Beyond the horizon

Author: Amma Darko
Publisher: Oxford [England] ; Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann, 1995.
Series: African writers series.
Edition/Format:   Print book : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Gazing at her naked body in the mirror, Mara reflects on her transformation from naive Ghanaian village girl into a prostitute in a German brothel." "Mara has been deceived by her husband, Akobi, into coming to Europe to find a 'paradise', but as the truth about Akobi and her new life unfolds she realises she is trapped. The expectations of her family in Africa force her to remain, living a lie." "Beyond the  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Fiction
Psychological fiction
Novels (texts)
Romans, nouvelles, etc
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Darko, Amma, 1956-
Beyond the horizon.
Oxford [England] ; Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann, 1995
(OCoLC)605406308
Material Type: Fiction, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Amma Darko
ISBN: 0435909908 9780435909901
OCLC Number: 32140941
Notes: First appeared as a German translation under the title: Der verkaufte Traum.
Description: 140 pages ; 20 cm.
Series Title: African writers series.
Responsibility: Amma Darko.

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A first novel by a Ghanaian woman who spent some time in Germany. It provides an account of the exploitation of women in Africa and Europe, and tells of an immigrant who, having travelled to Germany  Read more...

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