Amanfi's Gold, Volume 1The author of this book is one of Ghana's foremost writers of fiction, particularly for children, and is also a literary critic and Professor of Classics at the University of Cape Coast. This novel for young adults is set in Ghana and tells of the search by five teenagers for the treasure of gold reputedly hidden away by Asebu Amanfi, eponymous founder of Asebu, near Moree in the Fanti area. Combining folkloric legend and present-day fact, there is a moral of each story within the story, intended to impart traditional values and provide a commentary on trends in contemporary society. |
Contents
Rain and Storm | 1 |
Work Camp at Asebu | 14 |
A Wealthy Businessman | 25 |
Copyright | |
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Amanfi's gold ancestor Araba and Enyima Araba asked Asebu Amanfi began bones box tree boys brother brought bushes calabash canoe Cape Coast cave companions cried cutlass dark door dormitory drink drunkard dwarfs earrings Ebow and Araba Egya Kutu entrance Enyima and Araba Enyima asked Etsii eyes face forest friends girls goldsmith ground hand happened head heard hole kenkey Kutu Amakye Kwesi and Adum Kwesi and Ebow Kwesi asked lake light looked mason Mfantsipim moved nephew night nugget Okutwer Otabil once opened Opia Mensah paddle palm wine Papa Adabo passage pesewa pick-axe plastic shopping bag replied river rock rope royal python shouted side silence sister snake soon spirit steps stood story tarantula tell tent thought took torch town trees trip tunnel turned uncle verandah waiting walked wondering