{"product_id":"isidlamlilo-the-fire-eater-neil-coppen-9781776148790","title":"Isidlamlilo \/ The Fire Eater: A Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsidlamlilo \/ The Fire Eater is a one-woman play inspired by the true story of a woman who served as a political assassin in the build-up to South Africa's first democratic elections. Zenzile Maseko, the protagonist, is a 60-year-old grandmother living in a women's hostel in Durban. Falsely declared dead by the Department of Home Affairs, she finds herself cast into a Kafkaesque nightmare that forces her to confront her past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlown in on the wings of the Impundulu (the lightning bird), in Zulu folklore a shapeshifting bird associated with witchcraft and the harbinger of storms and death, Zenzile's story weaves a magical and terrifying tapestry. She draws on myth, religious symbolism and traditional beliefs as she shares the realities - at times brutal, at times forgiving - of survival in South Africa. Her story touches on what it means to live through political violence, the transition to democracy, the brutality of inequality, health epidemics like HIV\/AIDS, patriarchy, and the apathetic bureaucracy of government departments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately, Isidlamlilo \/ The Fire Eater offers a critical and unflinching look at the eddying cycles of violence and revenge that play out across generations. Yet it is most of all a story about regeneration and redemption that speaks to both the country's haunted past and its present-day complexities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with pathos and empathy, this playscript will appeal to teachers, high school learners, and tertiary students in theatre, drama and English studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Coppen, Mpume Mthombeni, Kira Erwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1776148797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781776148790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wits University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.48h x 4.72w x 0.30d","brand":"Neil Coppen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45180715499775,"sku":"9781776148790","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02b7e2f4-e6ec-4f11-b5be-0cab25e7fef7.jpg?v=1712898497","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/isidlamlilo-the-fire-eater-neil-coppen-9781776148790","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}