Join writer Yepoka Yeeba as she tells the astounding, never-before-told story of how an ingenious Ghanaian con artist ran one of the 20th century's longest and most audacious frauds. A riveting account of Cold War entanglements and African dreams, Anansi’s Gold reveals the untold story of the grifter who beat the West at its own thieving game. She talks to novelist Dorothy Koomson.
Yepoka Yeebo takes home 2024 Jhalak prize for writers of colour, The Guardian
How an international con artist defrauded people for decades, Inside Hook
Yepoka Yeebo is a graduate of Queen Mary, University of London and of Columbia University's School of Journalism, she divides her time between Accra, London and New York. Anansi’s Gold is her first book. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Huffington Post, The Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek and Quartz, among other publications.
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