The Girl Who Can and Other Stories Author:Ama Ata Aidoo Ama Ata Aidoo, poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer is one of Africa's greatest women writers. Combining traditional story telling techniques with a westernised female consciousness, she is widely admired in Africa and beyond. Some, but not all, of the stories in this collection have been previously published in periodicals. Th... more »e stories illuminate the struggles that women face in post-independent Ghanaian society. They tell of the way women triumph over the prejudices of family and Ghanaian society, and cope with the pressure of foreign conventions, often in a humorous way. The protagonists range from children to successful professional women, thus portraying the hurdles to be overcome from an early age and in adulthood.« less