Contemporary Francophone African Plays

Contemporary Francophone African Plays
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 341
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ISBN-10 : 9781684485147
ISBN-13 : 1684485142
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Book Synopsis Contemporary Francophone African Plays by : Judith G. Miller

Download or read book Contemporary Francophone African Plays written by Judith G. Miller and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-17 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together in English translation eleven Francophone African plays dating from 1970 to 2021, this essential collection includes satirical portraits of colonizers and their collaborators (Bernard Dadié’s Béatrice du Congo; Sony Labou Tansi’s I, Undersigned, Cardiac Case; Sénouvo Agbota Zinsou’s We’re Just Playing) alongside contemporary works questioning diasporic identity and cultural connections (Koffi Kwahulé’s SAMO: A Tribute to Basquiat and Penda Diouf’s Tracks, Trails, and Traces...). The anthology memorializes the Rwandan genocide (Yolande Mukagasana’s testimony from Rwanda 94), questions the status of women in entrenched patriarchy (Werewere Liking’s Singuè Mura: Given That a Woman...), and follows the life of Elizabeth Nietzsche, who perverted her brother’s thought to colonize Paraguay (José Pliya’s The Sister of Zarathustra). Gustave Akakpo’s The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood and Kossi Éfoui’s The Conference of the Dogs offer parables about what makes life livable, while Kangni Alem’s The Landing shows the dangers of believing in a better life, through migration, outside of Africa.


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