Shakara: Dance Hall Queen by Osonye Tess Onwueme (English) Paperback Book

Description: Shakara by Osonye Tess Onwueme Shakara dance-hall queen is a gripping drama on the struggle for identity, power and control, engulfing mothers and daughters in a modern city that is sharply split between the rich and the poor. How do these mothers and daughters cope in a world, where their very survival is constantly challenged by the unyielding social and economic forces? Stay tuned for Shakara! Internationally renowned for her award-winning plays, and novels, Dr. Tess Onwueme is Africas best known female dramatist, whose writing and speaking often poke into taboo and controversial subjects, revealing the untold hidden stories of young women and the poor, who remain caught in various crossfires with; family, tradition, race, class, gender, culture and politics. But then in the growing stampede for material wealth and power in both Africa and the global community today, their striving for voice, place and identity still remain unheard, thus provoking Dr. Tess OnwuemeÂ¿who commits herself as "a writer with an active conscience" to constantly "stage-a-hearing" for them through her inspiring provocative writing and speaking. That the BBC recently adapted and produced Onwuemes 2001 award-winning play, Shakara: Dance-Hall Queen as a major feature of their BBC World Drama Service for the Fall of 2004, is only one of such recent testimonies, marking the enriching value of Dr. OnwuemeÂ¿s creative work as a steady staple for the international public, as well as schools, colleges, and universities in international contexts, where her creative writing continue to impact and transform the academic curricular as scholars and teachers continuously adapt as primary teaching texts and tools for teaching, scholarship, theses, and dissertation FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Shakara dance-hall queen is a gripping drama on the struggle for identity, power and control, engulfing mothers and daughters in a modern city that is sharply split between the rich and the poor. How do these mothers and daughters cope in a world, where their very survival is constantly challenged by the unyielding social and economic forces? Stay tuned for Shakara! Internationally renowned for her award-winning plays, and novels, Dr. Tess Onwueme is Africas best known female dramatist, whose writing and speaking often poke into taboo and controversial subjects, revealing the untold hidden stories of young women and the poor, who remain caught in various crossfires with; family, tradition, race, class, gender, culture and politics. But then in the growing stampede for material wealth and power in both Africa and the global community today, their striving for voice, place and identity still remain unheard, thus provoking Dr. Tess Onwueme who commits herself as "a writer with an active conscience" to constantly "stage-a-hearing" for them through her inspiring provocative writing and speaking.That the BBC recently adapted and produced Onwuemes 2001 award-winning play, Shakara: Dance-Hall Queen as a major feature of their BBC World Drama Service for the Fall of 2004, is only one of such recent testimonies, marking the enriching value of Dr.Onwueme s creative work as a steady staple for the international public, as well as schools, colleges, and universities in international contexts, where her creative writing continue to impact and transform the academic curricular as scholars and teachers continuously adapt as primary teaching texts and tools for teaching, scholarship, theses, and dissertations. Author Biography Osonye Tess Onwueme is Professor of English at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She is the author of many plays, including The Missing Face (African Heritage Press, 2002), Shakara: Dance-Hall Queen (African Heritage Press, 2000), Tell It To Women (Wayne State University Press, 1997), and Three Plays (Wayne State University Press, 1993) Details ISBN0979085810 Author Osonye Tess Onwueme Pages 164 Language English ISBN-10 0979085810 ISBN-13 9780979085819 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 822 Year 2006 Edition 2nd Imprint African Heritage Press,US Subtitle Dance Hall Queen Place of Publication San Francisco Country of Publication United States Short Title SHAKARA DANCE-HALL QUEEN REV/E DOI 10.1604/9780979085819 UK Release Date 2006-12-29 AU Release Date 2006-12-29 NZ Release Date 2006-12-29 US Release Date 2006-12-29 Illustrations black & white illustrations Publisher African Heritage Press,US Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Publication Date 2006-12-29 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:38933247;

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