[1] Born in Asamang, Ashanti Region, Gold Coast, Asare Konadu attended local primary and middle schools before studying at Abuakwa State College.
He had already written and published two books before that time, one of which called Come Back Dora (1966) sold fifty thousand copies and brought him into the limelight.
[5] Konadu's works draw on Ghanaian rural life and traditional practices of mostly Akan culture.
[6] Konadu's novel A Woman in Her Prime, published in Heinemann's African Writers Series, was reviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1969.
[7] He also published popular literature from his own imprint, Anowuo Educational Publications, under the name Kwabena Asare Bediako.