{"product_id":"the-plays-of-aristide-tarnagda-aristide-tarnagda-9781350453135","title":"The Plays of Aristide Tarnagda: Contemporary Francophone Theatre from Burkina Faso","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe plays include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aristide Tarnagda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350453137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350453135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Aristide Tarnagda","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46420492681471,"sku":"9781350453135","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_797da166-ffab-4893-8aab-1224cb501517.jpg?v=1734634792","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-plays-of-aristide-tarnagda-aristide-tarnagda-9781350453135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}