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Damoah started writing seriously in 1993 when he was in the sixth form at Ghana
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Nana Awere Damoah is married to Vivian, with whom he has three children. The couple and their children, Nana Kwame
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Nana Awere Damoah's writings cannot be classified into a particular genre of writing. According to him, "I just try write and create my own style". His first two books,
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organize quarterly book reading events in various cities in Ghana. This initiative started since 2011.
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and completed in 1999. Damoah got a scholarship through the
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