Daughters of Africa

Summary

Daughters of Africa is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (658 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Daughters of Africa authored Margaret Busby^[3].
• Daughters of Africa authored Opal Palmer Adisa^[4].
• Daughters of Africa authored Ama Ata Aidoo^[5].
• Daughters of Africa authored Grace Akello^[6].
• Daughters of Africa authored Zaynab Alkali^[7].
• Daughters of Africa authored Ifi Amadiume^[8].
• Daughters of Africa's instance of is recorded as literary work^[9].
• Daughters of Africa was edited by Margaret Busby^[10].
• Daughters of Africa was followed by New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent^[11].
• Daughters of Africa's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Daughters of Africa was published on January 1, 1992^[13].
• Daughters of Africa's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[14].
• Daughters of Africa's form of creative work is recorded as anthology^[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Margaret Busby^[3], an author^[16], b. 1944^[17], of Ghana^[18], awarded the Benson Medal^[19]; Opal Palmer Adisa^[4], a poet^[20], b. 1954^[21], of United States^[22], awarded the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award^[23]; Ama Ata Aidoo^[5], a poet^[24], 1942–2023^[25], of Ghana^[26], awarded the Commonwealth Writers' Prize^[27], specialised in poetry^[28]; Grace Akello^[6], an essayist^[29], b. 1950^[30], of Uganda^[31], specialised in essay^[32]; Zaynab Alkali^[7], a writer^[33], b. 1950^[34], of Nigeria^[35]; and Ifi Amadiume^[8], a poet^[36], b. 1947^[37], of Nigeria^[38], specialised in poetry^[39]. Daughters of Africa was edited by Margaret Busby^[10].

Publication

Daughters of Africa was published on January 1, 1992^[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Daughters of Africa was followed by New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent^[11].

Why It Matters

Daughters of Africa ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (658 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]