Description
| Product ID: | 9780951587720 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Six Plays By Black and Asian Women Writers |
| Authors: | Author: Maya Chowdhry, Zindika, Winsome Pinnock, Trish Cooke, Rukshana Ahmad, Meera Syal |
| Page Count: | 228 |
| Subjects: | Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, Plays, playscripts, Plays, playscripts |
| Description: | A collection of plays for stage, screen and radio showing the vitality of Black and Asian writing in Britain. A landmark collection of plays for stage, screen and radio. 'My Sister-Wife' by Meera Syal - a taut thriller about two women who discover they are both married to the same man.~ 'Running Dream' by Trish Cooke - tells the story of three generations of West Indian women with warmth and humour. ~'Song for a Sanctuary' by Rukhsana Ahmad - explores the painful dilemma of an Asian woman forced to seek help from a women's refuge. ~'Leonora's Dance' by Zindika - four women share the house of a ballet dancer, whose contact with the supernatural lays the ghosts of the past to rest. ~'Monsoon' by Maya Chowdhry - this is a poetic account of a young woman's sexual awakening.~ 'A Hero's Welcome' by Winsome Pinnock - a tale of misplaced loyalty, longing for escape and early love. ' |
| Imprint Name: | Aurora Metro Books |
| Publisher Name: | Aurora Metro Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-08-30 |