{"product_id":"9781684485116-contemporary-francophone-african-plays","title":"Contemporary Francophone African Plays","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Anthology\u003cbr\u003eBringing 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 \u003ci\u003eBéatrice du Congo; \u003c\/i\u003eSony Labou Tansi’s \u003ci\u003eI, Undersigned, Cardiac Case\u003c\/i\u003e; Sénouvo Agbota Zinsou’s \u003ci\u003eWe’re Just Playing\u003c\/i\u003e) alongside contemporary works questioning diasporic identity and cultural connections (Koffi Kwahulé’s \u003ci\u003eSAMO: A Tribute to Basquiat\u003c\/i\u003e and Penda Diouf’s \u003ci\u003eTracks, Trails, and Traces…\u003c\/i\u003e). The anthology memorializes the Rwandan genocide (Yolande Mukagasana’s testimony from \u003ci\u003eRwanda 94\u003c\/i\u003e), questions the status of women in entrenched patriarchy (Werewere Liking’s \u003ci\u003eSinguè Mura: Given That a Woman…\u003c\/i\u003e), and follows the life of Elizabeth Nietzsche, who perverted her brother’s thought to colonize Paraguay (José Pliya’s \u003ci\u003eThe Sister of Zarathustra)\u003c\/i\u003e. Gustave Akakpo’s \u003ci\u003eThe True Story of Little Red Riding Hood\u003c\/i\u003e and Kossi Efoui’s \u003ci\u003eThe Conference of the Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e offer parables about what makes life livable, while Kangni Alem’s \u003ci\u003eThe Landing\u003c\/i\u003e shows the dangers of believing in a better life, through migration, outside of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57366261334390,"sku":"9781684485116","price":42.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36041980.jpg?v=1772024815","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781684485116-contemporary-francophone-african-plays","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}