The Plaza of Illusion

Marshall Appo

Editorial: Amazon, Leipzig • 2016

• Osam, a young, struggling, African graduate ultimately manages to travel to Europe in search of a better life. There, he comes face to face with the realities of life as an African in the land of the white man - struggling to cope with the cultural differences that confront him. However, through persistence and hard work, one day he achieves his aim of getting a white-collar job, his life thus changing from that of office cleaning to one behind an office desk. His inferiority complex leads him to wholeheartedly embrace the western culture, which ultimately creates conflict both within himself and within his small Ghanaian community - as manifested when he returns home to visit his family. Back home, this capricious character is faced with two life-changing choices, and his inconsistent personality is severely put to the test until one side of him eventually surrenders to the dominant other.