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==Career and works== |
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He spent sixteen years of his life in [[England]]. For six years, he was editor of the international black magazine '' |
He spent sixteen years of his life in [[England]]. For six years, he was editor of the international black magazine ''Flamingo''. He was manager of ''Ludeco'', an organisation that deals with publishing, public relations and tourism. |
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His short stories and poems appeared in anthologies and journals like ''Flamingo'' and ''West African Review''. He compiled the anthology: ''Modern African Stories'' with Ezekiel Mphahlele who later became known as [[Es'kia Mphahlele]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Breman |first=Paul |date=1973 |title=You better believe it : Black verse in English from Africa, the West Indies and the United States}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Klíma |first1=Vladimír |last2=Růžička |first2=K. F. |last3=Zima |first3=Petr |date=1975 |title=Black Africa : Literature and Language}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Moore|first=Gerald |authorlink= Gerald Moore|last2=Beier |first2=Ulli |date=1984 |publisher=Penguin Books |page= 298 |title= The Penguin book of modern African poetry}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Donald E. Herdeck|year=1973 |title=African Authors: a companion to Black African writing|volume=1300–1973|pages=188 |publisher=Black Orpheus Press |pmid= |pmc= |url= }}</ref> |
His short stories and poems appeared in anthologies and journals like ''Flamingo'' and ''West African Review''. He compiled the anthology: ''Modern African Stories'' with Ezekiel Mphahlele who later became known as [[Es'kia Mphahlele]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Breman |first=Paul |date=1973 |title=You better believe it : Black verse in English from Africa, the West Indies and the United States}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Klíma |first1=Vladimír |last2=Růžička |first2=K. F. |last3=Zima |first3=Petr |date=1975 |title=Black Africa : Literature and Language}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Moore|first=Gerald |authorlink= Gerald Moore|last2=Beier |first2=Ulli |date=1984 |publisher=Penguin Books |page= 298 |title= The Penguin book of modern African poetry}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Donald E. Herdeck|year=1973 |title=African Authors: a companion to Black African writing|volume=1300–1973|pages=188 |publisher=Black Orpheus Press |pmid= |pmc= |url= }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Komey |first1=Ellis |last2=Mphahlele |first2=Ezekiel |author-link2=Ezekiel Mphahlele |date=1964 |title=Modern African Stories |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Modern_African_Stories_Edited_by_Ellis_A.html?id=Z8mMjwEACAAJ |location=London |publisher=[[Faber and Faber]] }}</ref> |
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Some of his poems are also found in the anthology ''Messages: Poems from Ghana'', compiled by [[Kofi Awoonor]] and [[Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Awoonor |first1=Kofi |author-link1=Kofi Awoonor |last2=Adali-Mortty |first2=G. |author-link2=Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty |date=1971 |title=Messages: Poems from Ghana |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/messages-poems-from-ghana/oclc/149587 |location=London |isbn=0435900420 |publisher=[[Heinemann (publisher)|Heinemann]] }}</ref> |
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==Death== |
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Komey passed away on 27 July 1972 at the Korle Bu Hospital in Accra, Ghana.<ref>{{cite news |title=ELLIS KOMEY DIES |work=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)]] |quote=Mr Ellis Ayitey Komey (above), 45, former editor of the Flamingo Magazine, died at the Korle Bu Hospital on Thursday shortly after admission. |date=29 July 1972 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:48, 10 July 2019
Ellis Ayitey Komey (born 1927) was a Ghanaian writer and poet.
Early years and education
He was born in 1927 in Labadi a suburb of Accra in the British colony of the Gold Coast.
He had his early education at Methodist Senior Boys' School then the Accra Academy then later proceeded to the University of London.[1]
Career and works
He spent sixteen years of his life in England. For six years, he was editor of the international black magazine Flamingo. He was manager of Ludeco, an organisation that deals with publishing, public relations and tourism.
His short stories and poems appeared in anthologies and journals like Flamingo and West African Review. He compiled the anthology: Modern African Stories with Ezekiel Mphahlele who later became known as Es'kia Mphahlele.[2][3][4][5][6]
Some of his poems are also found in the anthology Messages: Poems from Ghana, compiled by Kofi Awoonor and Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty.[7]
Death
Komey passed away on 27 July 1972 at the Korle Bu Hospital in Accra, Ghana.[8]
References
- ^ Jahn, Janheinz; Schild, Ulla; Seiler, A. N. (1972). Who's who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries.
{{cite book}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 33 (help) - ^ Breman, Paul (1973). You better believe it : Black verse in English from Africa, the West Indies and the United States.
- ^ Klíma, Vladimír; Růžička, K. F.; Zima, Petr (1975). Black Africa : Literature and Language.
- ^ Moore, Gerald; Beier, Ulli (1984). The Penguin book of modern African poetry. Penguin Books. p. 298.
- ^ Donald E. Herdeck (1973). African Authors: a companion to Black African writing. Vol. 1300–1973. Black Orpheus Press. p. 188.
- ^ Komey, Ellis; Mphahlele, Ezekiel (1964). Modern African Stories. London: Faber and Faber.
- ^ Awoonor, Kofi; Adali-Mortty, G. (1971). Messages: Poems from Ghana. London: Heinemann. ISBN 0435900420.
- ^ "ELLIS KOMEY DIES". Daily Graphic (Ghana). 29 July 1972.
Mr Ellis Ayitey Komey (above), 45, former editor of the Flamingo Magazine, died at the Korle Bu Hospital on Thursday shortly after admission.