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Faceless (novel)
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Wikipedia article
'Faceless' is a 2003 novel by Ghanain writer Amma Darko. The novel highlights the abuse of the girl-child and women in Africa. The novel received critical reviews.
Plot summary
The novel is set in Sodom and Gommorah, a suburb ghetto town in Ghana. It is mostly about Baby T, who is abused by his neighbour Onko.
Theme
The novel predominantly focuses on child abuse and received by both women and the girl-child in Africa.
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
In the Novel "Faceless", female characters bear the hardship from male characters that was mostly Absent Father's, murderers and rapists.
Take for instance a male character called "Kwei" MaaTsuru lover and the Father of her four children abandoned her because of superstitious belief that say she was cursed.
References
Category:2003 novels
Category:Ghana in fiction
Category:Novels set in Ghana
Category:Ghanaian novels
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