I love going to bookstores in any country that I visit. In Accra, I purchased books on how to speak Twi—my native language—traditional recipe books, and nonfiction written by Ghanaian authors along with authors from the entire continent. The late Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian novelist and poet, was a dominant figure in modern African literature.  Photo 7 of 11 in See Accra Through Designer Mimi Plange’s Eyes

See Accra Through Designer Mimi Plange’s Eyes

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"I love going to bookstores in any country that I visit. In Accra, I purchased books on how to speak Twi—my native language—traditional recipe books, and nonfiction written by Ghanaian authors along with authors from the entire continent. The late Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian novelist and poet, was a dominant figure in modern African literature."