Drama for a New South Africa

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Drama for a New South Africa

Author	: David Graver
File Size	: 50,8 Mb
Publisher	: Indiana University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 24 April 1999
ISBN	: 0253213266
Pages	: 244 pages

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" . . . a solid addition to international drama." —Library Journal Going beyond the parameters of conventional literary drama, these seven new plays express life issues in post-apartheid South Africa—Islamic fundamentalism, women's rights, ecology, Afrikaans culture and the new multi-racial life of the inner city. While theater rooted in the anti-apartheid movement was rich and vibrant, it was also singleminded in focus, obscuring the diversity of South African culture now brought to life in these works.

Drama for a New South Africa by David Graver

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Drama for a New South Africa by David Graver

"... a solid addition to international drama." --Library Journal Going beyond the parameters of conventional literary drama, these seven new plays express life issues in post-apartheid South Africa--Islamic fundamentalism, women's rights, ecology, Afrikaans culture and the new multi-racial life of the inner city. While theater rooted in the anti-apartheid movement was

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