Lesley Naa Norle Lokko is a Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

ian-born architect

Architect

An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

, academic, and novelist.

Early life and education

Lesley Lokko is the daughter of a Ghanaian surgeon and a Scottish mother. She grew up in Ghana and the United Kingdom. Lokko began studying Hebrew and Arabic at Oxford, but left the program to go to the United States. Lokko holds a PhD in architecture from the University of London.

Career

Much of Lokko's writing contains themes about cultural and racial identity.
She regularly lectures in South Africa, and have also taught in the UK and US.

Published works

• 2000 White Papers, Black Marks: Race, Culture, Architecture
• 2004 Sundowners
• 2005 Saffron Skies
• 2008 Bitter Chocolate
• 2009 Rich Girl, Poor Girl
• 2010 One Secret Summer