Contemporary Francophone African Plays: An Anthology presents performable English translations of eleven West African plays, dating from 1970 to 2021. Works by

This is the first study to be entirely devoted to African literary drama in French, a major component of African theater. Beginning with a detailed analysis of

Bringing together in English translation eleven Francophone African plays dating from 1970 to 2021, this essential collection includes satirical portraits of co

Scholars examining literature from former French colonies sometimes view it wrongly as simply an outgrowth of colonial literature. By suggesting new ways to und

John Conteh-Morgan explores the multiple ways in which African and Caribbean theatres have combined aesthetic, ceremonial, experimental, and avant-garde practic