Bediako Asare (born 1930) is a Ghanaian journalist and author, initially from

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. He began his career working on local newspapers, then relocated to Dar es Salaam,

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in 1963, to help launch ''The Nationalist'' newspaper. In

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he published his novel ''

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'', about the conflict between traditional ways and modernity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Albert S. Gérard, ''European-Language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa'', Vol. 2, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1986, pp. 829ff. Writing in ''Africa Report'', Sheila Wilson said of ''The Rebel'': "The story is simple and the language unpretentious, and the impact of change and hope gives strength and quality to the novel.""Asare, Bediako", in Hans M. Zell, Carol Bundy & Virginia Coulon (eds), ''A New Reader's Guide to African Literature'', Heinemann Educational Books, 1983, p. 130. Asare's novel ''The Stubborn'' was published in Nairobi in 1976. Stephen H. Arnold, reviewing it in the ''

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'', noted that its intended audience was "15-18 year olds of East African ruling classes" and that: "The main themes are science versus superstition and the value of counsel from elders."

Works

*''Rebel'',

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no. 59, 1969 *''The Stubborn'', Nairobi: East African Lit. Bureau, 1976.

References

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