BU ME BE: Proverbs of the Akans

Appiah, Peggy

The most extensive bi-lingual Twi Proverbs Dictionary published since J.G. Christaller's book was first published in 1879. Kwame Anthony Appiah's introduction demonstrates how these proverbs can be interpreted within the tested and contested theories of meaning and literary production to show how they compare with philosophical musings from ancient Greece to England. An invaluable collection of over 7000 proverbs that speak to the nuances of Akan and Asante life, thought, belief and social organisation. British writer and painter Appiah (1921-2006) lived among the Asante and Akan people of Ghana for over 50 years, and wrote widely about them, mostly for children. She compiled this collection with the help of her son Kwame Anthony Appiah and Ivor Agyeman-Duah.

311pp, UK. AYEBIA.
2008 9780955507922 Hardback