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"What good is a boy without a pair of good, strong legs?"
Meshack AsareWe don’t think it is wise to bring that boy of yours out here. It is u — Meshack Asare
"We don’t think it is wise to bring that boy of yours out here. It is unlucky enough to have the likes of him in the village. We doubt if the Lagoon Spirit is pleased to have him sitting here as well! We think you must keep him in your compound."
Meshack Asare
Meshack Asare
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Meshack Asare is a popular African children's author. He was born in Ghana and currently resides in Degenfeld, Germany. On 15 July 2014, he was announced as a finalist for the prestigious international award, the 2015 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature, which he won on 24 October 2014, becoming the first African to receive the award. The Brassman's Secret was his representative text read
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