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product_id: 4140122
title: "Our Sister Killjoy"
brand: "ama ata aidoo"
price: "€ 85.80"
currency: EUR
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reviews_count: 9
url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/4140122-our-sister-killjoy
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# Our Sister Killjoy

**Brand:** ama ata aidoo
**Price:** € 85.80
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Our Sister Killjoy by ama ata aidoo
- **How much does it cost?** € 85.80 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

Our Sister Killjoy

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## Customer Reviews

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    Not for casual reading
  

*by A***D on Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2013*

I bought this because it's one of three African novels my daughter is reading for a college course, and I thought it would be interesting to read what she is reading.  Unlike the other two novels (Sozaboy and Heart of Darkness), I didn't find this an easy or engrossing read.  There is certainly a political point of view, which is presented in interesting ways, including a lot of poetry, so it might make for interesting analysis, if you needed to write a college paper.  But for a casual read, not so much.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    school book
  

*by V***A on Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2013*

This book is required for my literature class. It came in a timely manner and was in decent condition, which fit the cheap price.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Prose and Poetry Combined
  

*by F***Y on Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2020*

Combining poetry with prose, Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo follows a woman nicknamed Sissie, a term of endearment in Africa, out of her homeland and into what seems like the perpetual wilds of Europe.  The story focuses on how her country, Ghana, influences individuals to get an education and then get out of Africa and go to Europe or the States, the places that colonized and/or enslaved their people, and return more educated or, in some cases, to stay in these foreign countries and try to make money.  Sissie, an educated scholar herself, discovers that there is no shining answer to her nation's problems since all parts of the world hold distinct prejudices and racism and hate.  Everyone is out for themselves, and the "other" is shunned more so than the person that is most accepted in said foreign countries.Sissie befriends Marija, a Russian woman who reeks of loneliness, and their bond, at least in Marija's mind, becomes strong.  Sissie remains rather aloof, but at times there is a tenderness and affection for Marija that borders something more than friendship.  The book is divided into four parts: the beginning is about traveling out of Africa and why people do so, the two middle sections are what Sissie finds in her travels and in her close friend Marija, and the last is a letter to Sissie's male lover whose relationship is based on, not love, but mutual affection for wanting a change but they can't see eye-to-eye on how to get there.Aidoo, as an author, touches on feminism and racism in a way that many cannot articulate, through bold sentences and poignant poetry that cuts to the very core of the issues that were present in the 70s and are still present, to this day, around the world.  It's a quick read, to be sure, barely 140 pages and most of it poetry, but the issues within are heavy and not to be taken lightly.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-16*