Abstract
This essay explores Ayi Kwei Armah’s first novel, The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (1968), as a commentary on the failure of the revolutionary humanisms introduced by leaders like Kwame Nkrumah during the early postcolonial period. Through a discussion of Frantz Fanon, his notion of wretchedness, and his impact on Armah’s thinking, the essay concludes that Armah ultimately resorts to a liberal humanism as a means of negotiating the “still-born” humanisms of decolonization.
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