{"product_id":"contemporary-francophone-african-plays-an-anthology-9781684485116","title":"Contemporary Francophone African Plays: An Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Judith G. Miller | Judith G. Miller | Sylvie Chalaye\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bucknell University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bucknell University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bucknell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47578409500823,"sku":"9781684485116","price":5534.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781684485116.webp?v=1774906026","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/contemporary-francophone-african-plays-an-anthology-9781684485116","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}