J. Benibengor Blay
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J. Benibengor Blay was a Ghanaian journalist, writer, publisher and politician, who has been called "the father of popular writing in Ghana".
. He began writing poetry in 1937, publishing stories from the early 1940s onwards. Some of his work was published by his own publishing company, the Benibengor Book Agency, Aboso. In 1958 Blay was elected to the Ghanaian National Assembly, and later served as Minister for Art and Culture under Kwame Nkrumah
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Life
Blay was born in Half Assini and educated at the Regent Street Polytechnic in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He began writing poetry in 1937, publishing stories from the early 1940s onwards. Some of his work was published by his own publishing company, the Benibengor Book Agency, Aboso. In 1958 Blay was elected to the Ghanaian National Assembly, and later served as Minister for Art and Culture under Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966. Overseeing the nation's independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana...
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Works
Stories- Emelia's Promise, 1944
- Be Content with Your Lot, 1947
- Parted Lovers, 1948
- Dr Bengto Wants a Wife', 1953
- Operation Witchcraft, 1956
- Tales for Boys and Girls, 1966
- After the Wedding. (Continuation of Emelia's Promise.)
- Emelia's Promise and Fulfilment, AccraAccraAccra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
: Waterville Publishing House, 1967 - Coconut Boy, Accra: West African Publishing Company, 1970
- The Story of Tata, ca.1976
Poetry
- Immortal Deeds, IlfracombeIlfracombeIlfracombe is a seaside resort and civil parish on the North Devon coast, England with a small harbour, surrounded by cliffs.The parish stretches along the coast from 'The Coastguard Cottages' in Hele Bay toward the east and 4 miles along The Torrs to Lee Bay toward the west...
: Stockwell, 1940. - Memoirs of the War, Ilfracombe: Stockwell, 1946
- King of the Human Frame, Ilfracombe: Stockwell, 1947
- Thoughts of Youth, Aboso: Benibengor Book Agency, 1961
- Ghana Sings, Accra: Waterville Publishing House, 1965. With an introduction by Kwame NkrumahKwame NkrumahKwame Nkrumah was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966. Overseeing the nation's independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana...
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Other
- The Gold Coast Mines Employees' Union, Ilfracombe: Stockwell, 1950
- Legend of Kwame Nkrumah, 1973