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Kojo Laing
Ghanaian author, novelist and poet (1946-2017) · Ghana · On the map · Writers · Died at 70
B. Kojo Laing or Bernard Kojo Laing was a Ghanaian novelist and poet, whose writing is characterised by its hybridity, whereby he uses Ghanaian Pidgin English and vernacular languages alongside standard English.
Kojo Laing is read about 6 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 22 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
His first two novels in particular - Search Sweet Country (1986) and Woman of the Aeroplanes (1988) - were praised for their linguistic originality, both books including glossaries that feature the author's neologisms as well as Ghanaian words.
Country
Ghana
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1946 to 2017 · aged 70
