The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Ayi Kwei Armah
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Work: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1965-1966
- Setting: A coastal city in Ghana
- Principal Characters: The Man, Oyo, Teacher, Joseph Koomson, Estella Koomson
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: 1960’s, Africa or Africans, Power, personal or social, Politics, Colonies or colonization, Race, Revolutions, Christianity, Ethics, Capitalism, Government, Christ figures or saviors
- Locales: Ghana
The Novel
The events of the novel take place between Passion Week in 1965 and February 25, 1966, the day after the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president. On the political level, they describe the failure of a purportedly socialistic government, which is, in fact, as capitalistic as the white colonial regime it replaced. The new black leaders with white souls have, according to Ayi Kwei Armah, used their positions of power for personal gain. The corruption has filtered down to all levels of society, all economic relationships being based on intimidation, bribery,...
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