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Faceless (novel)

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Faceless
AuthorAmma Darko
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary fiction
Publication date
2003
Publication placeGhana
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages236
ISBN9789988550509
OCLC53250489

Faceless is a 2003 novel by Ghanain writer Amma Darko. The novel highlights the abuse of the girl-child and in Africa. The novel received critical reviews and has been read by people with inquisitive dispositions and others.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Plot summary

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The novel is set in Sodom and Gommorah, a suburb ghetto town in Ghana. It is mostly about Baby T, who is abused by his neighbour Onko.[8][9]

Theme

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The novel predominantly focuses on child abuse and received by both women and the girl-child in Africa.

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN

In the Novel "Faceless", female characters bear the hardship from male characters that was mostly Absent Father's, murderers and rapists. Take for instance a male character called "Kwei" MaaTsuru lover and the Father of her four children abandoned her because of superstitious belief that say she was cursed.

References

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  1. ^ "Amma Darko's 'Faceless': The making of street children". Nigerian Tribune. July 22, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "'Faceless' by Amma Darko | Pambazuka News". Pambazuka News. 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ Nabutanyi, Edgar (2014). "Documenting Child Prostitution in Amma Darko's "Faceless"". English in Africa. 41 (2): 79–93. doi:10.4314/eia.v41i2.4. JSTOR 24389457 – via JSTOR.
  4. ^ "Simple summary and key themes of Faceless book by Amma Darko". BBC News Pidgin.
  5. ^ "A Critical Overview of Amma Darko's Faceless- a Review". ResearchGate.
  6. ^ "Faceless". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  7. ^ Darko, Amma (1996-01-01). Faceless. Legon, Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers. ISBN 978-9988-550-50-9.
  8. ^ "Faceless (1996), by Amma Darko". ANZ LitLovers LitBlog. 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  9. ^ "African Books Collective: Faceless". www.africanbookscollective.com. Retrieved 2024-05-01.