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| Author | Amma Darko |
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| Country | Ghana |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 236 |
| ISBN | 9789988550509 |
| OCLC | 53250489 |
Faceless is a 2003 novel by Ghanain writer Amma Darko. The novel highlights the abuse of the girl-child and in Africa. The novel received critical reviews and has been read by people with inquisitive dispositions and others. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
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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. [8] [9]
The novel predominantly focuses on child abuse and received by both women and the girl-child in Africa.
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
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