A Ghanaian 'Housegirl' Navigates A Complex Maze Of Culture And Class
Michael Donkor's debut novel is a story of two teenage girls, pushed and pulled between two worlds.
When you open the new novel Housegirl, you'll find a glossary on the first pages — dozens of words and phrases in Twi, a Ghanaian dialect. Author Michael Donkor was born in London to Ghanaian parents and the glossary hints at the push and pull between two worlds.
Take, for example, the term for second-hand clothes: "literally means 'the white man is dead,' " Donkor explains.
