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John Benibengor Blay (born 1915) was a Ghanaian journalist, writer, publisher and politician, who has been called "the father of popular writing in Ghana".[1] His work encompasses fiction, poetry and drama published in chapbooks that have been compared with Onitsha Market Literature.[2]
Contents
1 Biography
2 Works
3 References
4 External links
Biography
Blay was born in Half Assini, Western Ghana, and educated at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London.[3] He began writing poetry in 1937, publishing stories from the early 1940s onwards.[4] Some of his work was published by his own publishing company, the Benibengor Book Agency, Aboso. In 1958 Blay was elected to the Ghanaian National Assembly, and later served as Minister for Art and Culture (1965–66)[5] under Kwame Nkrumah,[3] about whom he published a biography in 1973.
Works
- Stories
Emelia's Promise, 1944
Be Content with Your Lot, 1947
Parted Lovers, 1948- Dr Bengto Wants a Wife', 1953
Operation Witchcraft, 1956
Tales for Boys and Girls, 1966
After the Wedding (continuation of Emelia's Promise)
Emelia's Promise and Fulfilment, Accra: Waterville Publishing House, 1967
Alomo, Aboso, 1969
Coconut Boy, Accra: West African Publishing Company, 1970
- Poetry
Immortal Deeds, Ilfracombe: Stockwell, 1940.
Memoirs of the War, Ilfracombe: Stockwell, 1946
King of the Human Frame, Ilfracombe: Stockwell, 1947
Thoughts of Youth, Aboso: Benibengor Book Agency, 1961
Ghana Sings, Accra: Waterville Publishing House, 1965. With an introduction by Kwame Nkrumah.
- Other
The Gold Coast Mines Employees' Union, Ilfracombe: Stockwell, 1950
On The Air: (B.B.C. Talks), Aboso, 1970
Legend of Kwame Nkrumah, 1973
The Story of Tata,[6] c. 1976
References
^ Albert S. Gérard, European-language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa, Volume 2, 1986, p. 833.
^ Abotsi, Maureen, "J. Benibengor Blay" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Ghana Nation, 13 September 2013. From Douglas Killam and Ruth Rowe (eds), The Companion to African Literature (James Currey 2000).
^ ab G. D. Killam, Alicia L. Kerfoot, Student Encyclopedia of African Literature, Greenwood press, 2008, p. 68.
^ Angmor, Charles (1996). Contemporary Literature in Ghana 1911-1978: A Critical Evaluation. Accra: Woeli Publishing Services. pp. 24–5. ISBN 9964-978-20-0..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Africa Who's Who, London: Africa Journal for Africa Books Ltd, 1981, p. 230.
^ The Story of Tata, "a very comprehensive account of the life of Mr. Joshua Kwabena Siaw ... one of Ghana's most prominent business men".
External links
- Brief biography of J. Benibengor Blay
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