In the first part, “Into a Bad Dream”, Sissie travels to Germany. Our Sister Killjoy is presented in four sections. Through a combination of prose, poetry and letter writing, Sissie confronts those exiles who have forgotten their duty to their native land and reports back to her home community what she sees in the land of the colonizers. She comes across experiences that are enriching, baffling, demoralizing - a variety of positive and negative ones.
Everything is seen through the squinted eyes of a modern, educated African woman Sissie. It criticizes exile as relief from the burden of national development and freedom to live in an environment providing better opportunities. It is a baffling work as it features the history of Africa, while touching upon the themes of exploitation, slavery and post-independence struggle. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Īma Ata Aidoo's Our Sister Killjoy or Reflections from a Black-Eyed Squint is a fierce attack on the notions of exile.
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