Cover of The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

by Ayi Kwei Armah

1968 · adult

Set in 2 places · 2 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

This novel is a treatment of the theme of corruption wrought by poverty. It is the story of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn even from those he loves.

Set in

  • Accra · Ghana
    railway clerk post-independence Accra
    ★ primary
  • Accra, Ghana · Ghana
    Accra post-independence corruption
    ★ primary

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