Black South African Women: An Anthology of Plays (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415182447)

This is the first anthology to focus exclusively on the lives of Black South African women. This collection represents the work of both female and male writers, including national and international award-winning playwrights. The collection includes six full-length and four one-act plays, as well as interviews with the writers, who candidly discuss the theatrical and political situation in the new South Africa. Written before and after apartheid, the plays present varying approaches and theatrical styles from solo performances to collective creations. The plays dramatise issues as diverse as: * women's rights * displacement from home * violence against women * the struggle to keep families together * racial identity * education in the old and new South Africa * and health care.

Author: Kathy Perkins
ISBN-10: 0415182441
ISBN-13: 9780415182447
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/03/1998
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.66h x 6.84w x 0.41d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/1999 pg. 86