Alice Munro vs Ama Ata Aidoo
2 of 5 added. Type a name to add another.
Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Ama Ata Aidoo (1942–2023) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1942 to 2023.
Verified event
Unverified event
Approximate (circa) date
Lifespan
Scroll to zoom, drag to pan. Hover events for details. Click a name to open the profile.
Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified
Ama Ata Aidoo (1942–2023)
- — Born in Abeadzi Kyiakor, Gold Coast Verified
- — Graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon Verified
- — Published the play The Dilemma of a Ghost Verified
- — Published the play Anowa Verified
- — Published Our Sister Killjoy Verified
- — Appointed Minister of Education of Ghana Verified
- — Moved to Zimbabwe Verified
- — Published the novel Changes: A Love Story Verified
- — Taught as a professor in the United States
- — Died in Ghana Verified