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Book SynopsisFor the first time, a distinctive collection of plays by African women published in English
Trade Review"[
African Women Playwrights] brings together an essential collection of writings by international women."--
Feminist Formations“I have long wished there were a collection of the work of African women playwrights. This unique and valuable volume makes a truly significant contribution to the field of both African theatre and black women’s writing. The plays are stimulating and very interesting, dealing with a range of pertinent issues.”--Jane Plastow, coeditor of
Theatre and Empowerment: Community Drama on the World Stage“These plays are fascinating to read; the plots and characters are varied, interesting, and well developed. Moreover, as the only collection [in English] of plays written exclusively by African women, this collection will be immensely appealing to students and scholars of theatre, literature, cultural studies, African studies, and women’s studies, as well as general readers who are interested in learning about contemporary African plays and playwrights.”--Judith Stephens-Lorenz, editor of
The Plays of Georgia Douglas Johnson: From the New Negro Renaissance to the Civil Rights MovementTable of Contentsix FOREWORD
Amandina Lihamba [Dar es Salaam, Tanzania]
xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
Kathy A. Perkins 12 THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST
Ama Ata Aidoo [Ghana]
62 OVER MY DEAD BODY
Violet Barungi [Uganda]
100 SHE NO LONGER WEEPS
Tsitsi Dangarembga [Zimbabwe]
140 BETTER DAYS COME IN BITTER WAYS
Nathalie Etoke [Cameroon]
150 HOMECOMING
Andiah Kisia (Chika Okigbo) [Kenya]
170 VUKANI! (WAKE UP!)
Sindiwe Magona [South Africa]
222 A COLOURED PLACE
Malika Ndlovu (Lueen Conning) [South Africa]
248 EDEWEDE (THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY)
Julie Okoh [Nigeria]
318 IN THE CONTINUUM
Dania Gurira and Nikkole Salter [Zimbabwe and the United States]
363 SELECTED READINGS AND PLAYS
367 CONTRIBUTORS
