Kojo Laing
Kojo Laing | |
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| Born | Bernard Ebenezer Laing 1 July 1946 |
| Died | 20 April 2017 (aged 70) Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Other names | B. Kojo Laing; Bernard Kojo Laing |
| Education | Bonhill Primary School; Vale of Leven Academy |
| Alma mater | Glasgow University |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, poet |
| Notable work | Search Sweet Country (1986) Woman of the Aeroplanes (1988) |
B. Kojo Laing or Bernard Kojo Laing (1 July 1946 – 20 April 2017) was a Ghanaian novelist and poet, whose writing is characterised by its hybridity, whereby he uses Ghanaian Pidgin English and vernacular languages alongside standard English. His first two novels in particular – Search Sweet Country (1986) and Woman of the Aeroplanes (1988) – were praised for their linguistic originality, both books including glossaries that feature the author's neologisms as well as Ghanaian words.