Woman of the Aeroplanes

Woman of the Aeroplanes (1988) by B. Kojo Laing is the Ghanaian author’s second novel, praised for its linguistic originality and imaginative scope. The story arcs between the twin sister towns of Tukwan in Ghana and Levensvale in Scotland, blending magical realism with cultural commentary. Laing stretches and reshapes English, mixing it with Ghanaian Pidgin and vernacular languages, creating a unique narrative voice. The novel explores identity, hybridity, and the interplay of tradition and modernity, challenging conventional ideas of what fiction can be