Sharon Dodua Otoo (b. 1972) is a contemporary author, editor, and activist involved with ADEFRA and the ISD-Bund. Working in both German and English, she has published short stories, novellas, and more recently a novel to critical acclaim in Germany. Her literature embraces narrative styles including allegory, magical realism, and Afrofuturism, and she engages themes relating to intergenerational—in particular mother-daughter—relationships, resistance, and racism.
Lessons on Otoo’s Work
Lessons from Related Themes
- Sanyal, “Home,” 2019
- al-Mozany, Der Marschländer: Bagdad, Beirut, Berlin (1999)
- Khider’s Der falsche Inder (2008) Module: Writing the Self/Other
- Khider’s Der falsche Inder (2008) Module
- Keça Filankes, “Zwei Çaylöffel Şekir,” 2020
- Weyhe, “Rude Girl,” 2022
- Çatak, Das Lehrerzimmer, 2023
- Hügel-Marshall, Invisible Woman, 1993
