Collected Plays: Volume 1, Paperback - Wole Soyinka

Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature, this Nigerian poet, playwright, and novelist writes of the rich cultural traditions as well as the h...

This marks the first of five volumes collecting together the complete work of Brian Friel. The Enemy Within (1962) Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1964...

Reducere. 'Unquestionably Africa's most versatile writer and arguably one of her finest' - New York Times Book Review A Play of Giants is a savage satire on ...

Reducere. From the first Black winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and one of our fiercest political activists--this political novel about the dangers of...

A naked satire on the rule of General Abacha in Nigeria, the play chronicles the debauched rule of General Basha Bash who takes power in a coup and...

Set in the Yoruba village of Ilunjinle, this is one of the popular plays by Africa's major dramatist, Wole Soyinka. The theme of this play is how t...

When the King dies, Elesin Oba - the King's Horseman - must commit ritual suicide and lead the King's favourite horse and dog through the passage t...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PlcAuthor(s): Dr. Toyin (Professor; Jacob & Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities; University Distinguis...

Reducere. This second collection of Brian Friel's work contains: The Freedom of the City (1973) Volunteers (1975) Living Quarters (1977) Aristocrats (1979) (...

Reducere. Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and one of the foremost living African writers, here analyses the interconnecting worlds of ...

A member of the unique generation of African writers and intellectuals who came of age in the last days of colonialism, Wole Soyinka has witnessed ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Wole SoyinkaWole Soyinka has translated in both language and spirit a great classic of ancient Greek theater. He does so wi...

Reducere. In the nineteen 60s and 70s, the University of Dar es salaam was recognised internationally as a great academic institution, and the site of anti-c...

Reducere. The first Black winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature gives us a tour de force, his first novel in nearly half a century: a savagely satiric, gle...

Reducere. From the first Black winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and one of our fiercest political activists, a fictional meditation on power and greed...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)Author(s): Wole SoyinkaPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 154 x 235 x 37Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmec...

An intimate reflection on culture and tradition, creativity and power, that draws on a lifetime's commitment to aesthetic encounter

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Wole SoyinkaNumber of pages: 464Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 32Cover type: Paperbac...

This third collection of Brian Friel's work contains: Three Sisters (Chekhov) (1981)The Communication Cord (1982) Fathers and Sons (Turgenev) (1987...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Wole SoyinkaNumber of pages: 464Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 163 x 241 x 43Cover type: Hardback...

Reducere. Six humorous plays written between 1952 and 1968 by Beat poet Gregory Corso (1930-2001), two of which have never before been published. This collec...

Reducere. In simple and direct language, the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen contains teachings on a complete path to enlightenment, based on eight songs by ...

This is a text on games and how to play them intelligently. In Volume 1, the authors do the spade work, presenting theories and techniques to "diss...

Bringing the iconic plays of Stan Lai to an English-language readershipPublisher: The University of Michigan PressAuthor(s): Stan LaiIllustration(s...

This volume contains six plays suitable for performance by children. Four were published under the title "The Coming of the Kings and Other Plays",...

Publisher: Panini Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Bob MolesworthIllustration(s): 1 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 154Publication date: 2014Dim...

Reducere. Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, So...

DescriptionNumerous books have been written about Greek tragedy, but almost all of them are concerned with the 32 plays that still survive. This bo...

"Paul Rudnick is a champion of truth (and love and great wicked humor) whom we ignore at our peril." --David Sedaris, author of Naked, Me Talk Pret...

Hi-Fructose Collected Edition Volume 1 is now in paperback! A deluxe softcover reprint of a best-of-Hi-Fructose selection from the first four hard-...

Reducere. DescriptionLast of the Outsiders offers a sweeping view of prolific American poet Jack Grapes' fifty-year career. Presenting the core of Grapes' po...

Dr. Murray Stein's prolific career has produced a substantial body of writings, lectures, and interviews. His writings, captured in these volumes, ...

Reducere. Brings readers up to date with one of the most varied and brilliant periods in the career of a true American master playwright, including his most ...

Reducere. Welsh writer Arthur Machen (1863-1947) is one of the towering figures in the Golden Age of weird fiction, and his novels and tales have influenced ...

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature In the words of his translator, Ron Jenkins: "The Nobel committee's decision to honor Fo as a master of li...

Politics, religion, culture, travel, science and technology, family life: nothing escaped the eye and pen of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known...

DescriptionProfoundly original yet insistent on the derivative quality of his work, transgressive yet affirmative of tradition, Robert Duncan (1919...

Reducere. Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. Thi...