Contemporary Francophone African Plays: An Anthology (Scènes francophones: Studies in French and Francophone Theater)

Synopsis

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 Efoui’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.

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

312 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781684485116

Related ISBNs:

9781684485147, 9781684485123

Publisher:

Bucknell University Press

Date of Addition:

05/17/24

Copyrighted By:

Bucknell University Press

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Judith G. Miller

Translator:

Judith G. Miller

Translator:

Subha Xavier

Translator:

Ninon Vessier

Translator:

Amelia Parenteau

With:

Sylvie Chalaye