{"product_id":"the-plays-of-aristide-tarnagda-contemporary-francophone-theatre-from-burkina-faso-9781350453135","title":"The Plays of Aristide Tarnagda: Contemporary Francophone Theatre from Burkina Faso","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first English-language anthology of Aristide Tarnagda's theatre, this book brings together six of the acclaimed West African playwright's recent French-language plays.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWinner of ADELF's 2017 \u003ci\u003eGrand prix litt?raire d'Afrique noire\u003c\/i\u003e(Best African Literary Work), Tarnagda blends poetic and colloquial registers to create powerful characters that resonate with the universal themes of longing, the need to be heard, and the realities of everyday life. This debut anthology now invites the anglophone world to encounter Tarnagda's theatre alongside voices of West African scholars and theatre artists whose short forwards and afterword contextualise each of the translated plays and his impactful theatre career.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe plays include: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd If I Killed Them All, Ma'am?\u003c\/i\u003e(2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTears from the August Sky\u003c\/i\u003e(2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSank, or the Patience of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e(2016)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWays of Loving\u003c\/i\u003e(2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Earth\u003c\/i\u003e(2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusika\u003c\/i\u003e(2019)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Along with an introduction by Heather Jeanne Denyer and completed by images of these productions, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Plays of Aristide Tarnagda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a fantastic introduction to not only this acclaimed and beloved playwright, but also to the themes and joys of francophone African theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAristide Tarnagda\u003c\/b\u003e is a Burkinab? actor, playwright, and director who has led the R?cr??trales Festival since 2016. He is the author of over twenty plays which have been performed throughout Africa and around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather Jeanne Denyer, Ph.D., \u003c\/b\u003eAssistant Professor of Theatre at California State University, Fullerton, is a dramaturg, translator, and scholar of African theatre, gender studies, and puppetry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna G. R. Miller, Ph.D., \u003c\/b\u003e is a translator, teacher, and scholar specializing in twentieth and twenty-first century French and Francophone literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51175262716178,"sku":"9781350453135","price":77.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_453e3ead-6a05-412c-9f37-3eecf1e56b42.jpg?v=1744289707","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-plays-of-aristide-tarnagda-contemporary-francophone-theatre-from-burkina-faso-9781350453135","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}