Your books were a joy to read - Social media users mourn Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo

Ama Ata Aidoo passes on aged 81

The family head, Kwamena Essandoh Aidoo said, “Funeral arrangements would be announced in due course.”

The family requests of the general public privacy in its difficult moments of grief.

Lovers of the academic are slumped in deep dejection following the news and expressed their condolence to the family.

Read some of the tributes:

Ama Atta Aidoo passed away this morning?

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— Vera Kwakofi (@verakwakofi) May 31, 2023

An icon of storytelling in this country.

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— Yaw (@theyawofosu) May 31, 2023

You constantly shook us to remind us of what colonialism did to us & what it continued legacies today on Black people.

Rest in power ✊??My heartfelt condolences to you @kinnareads ? pic.twitter.com/4BTThDg3RU

— Rosebell Kagumire (@RosebellK) May 31, 2023

Unfortunately, the greatest of people must die too.

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No sweetness here ampaRest In Peace Mrs Ama Ata Aidoo pic.twitter.com/OmOOh3A2no

— Drayyy?? (@drayy09) May 31, 2023

✍️In this article I wrote back in August 2020, I asked what an African literary giant like Ama Ata Aidoo has in common with Nigerian afrobeat artiste, @BurnaBoy.

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— Kenneth Awotwe Darko (@TheKennethDarko) May 31, 2023

Rest well Prof.

AMA Ata Aidoo.Your books were a joy to read ❤️?? pic.twitter.com/V9dtLe8uKj

— Elvis ?? (@Kayjnr10) May 31, 2023 https://twitter.com/niilexis/status/1663837538438508546?s=20

Ama Ata Aidoo is a Ghanaian author, poet, playwright and academic.