This invaluable bilingual collection of more than 7,000 Akan proverbs reveals the nuances of Akan and Asante life and culture. Kwame Anthony Appiah’s introduction to the volume contextualizes the proverbs, revealing the wit and wisdom of the Akan language and demonstrating how the proverbs can be compared with philosophical musings from a wide range of other countries. 

The late Peggy Appiah was awarded the MBE by Queen Elizabeth II for her distinguished promotion of Anglo-Ghanaian cultural and creative enterprises. Kwame Anthony Appiah is professor of philosophy at Princeton University. Ivor Agyeman-Duah is currently minister counsellor for information at the Ghana High Commission in London. His publications include Between Faith & History: A Biography of J.A. Kufuor.