A member of the African elite groping its way out of the background of slavery and colonialism, Baako see his education as preparation for the lifework of a socially innovative artist. his family, more pragmatic, expects an elite resume to convert into power and wealth in the real world here and now. Unable to harmonize countervailing needs with wider social aspirations, both family and individual drift toward confrontation and inexorable loss. <p>A member of the African elite groping its way out of the background <br />of slavery and colonialism, Baako see his education as preparation <br />for the lifework of a socially innovative artist. his family, more <br />pragmatic, expects an elite resume to convert into power and wealth <br />in the real world here and now. Unable to harmonize countervailing <br />needs with wider social aspirations, both family and individual drift <br />toward confrontation and inexorable loss.</p> 2007-04-16T18:47:39-04:00 fragments-by-ayi-kwei-armah 113006 Book 2007-04-16T18:47:39-04:00 2007-04-16T18:47:39-04:00 Ayi Kwei Armah armah, book, fiction 2007-04-16T18:47:39-04:00 manual 454 181948 deny 1 paperback 1 19.00 113006 2-911928-10-5 2007-04-16T18:47:39-04:00 2007-04-16T18:47:39-04:00 166820 1 113006 2007-04-16T18:47:39-04:00 http://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0001/6816/products/fragments_135x208.jpg?1259017887 Title