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THE CONCUBINE BY ELECHI AMADI
THE CONCUBINE BY ELECHI AMADI
TITLE: THE CONCUBINE
AUTHOR: ELECHI AMADI
SETTING: NIGERIA
THE CONCUBINE BY ELECHI AMADI
The Concubine by definition: is a woman who, in some societies, lives...
A WALK IN THE NIGHT AND OTHER STORIES BY ALEX LA GUMA
A WALK IN THE NIGHT AND OTHER STORIES BY ALEX LA GUMA
TITTLE: A WALK IN THE NIGHT
AUTHOR: Alex La Guma
PLOT SUMMARY OF “A WALK...
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR BY NIKOLAI GOGOL
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR BY NIKOLAI GOGOL
TITLE: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
PLAYWRIGHT: Nikolai Gogol
SETTING: Russia
Cast of Characters
¨ Anton Antonovitch – Mayor
¨ Artemy Filipovitch – Charity Commissioner
¨ A’mmos Fyodorovitch – Judge.
¨ Luka...
THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST BY AMA ATA AIDOO
THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST BY AMA ATA AIDOO
TITLE: THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST
PLAWRIGHT: Ama Ata Aidoo
CASTS (Characters)
Ato Yawson: A young Ghanaian graduate.
Eulalie Yawson:...
THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO BY WOLE SOYINKA
THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO BY WOLE SOYINKA
TITLE: THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO
PLAYWRIGHT: Wole Soyinka
Setting: Nigeria
PLOT SUMMARY
The play is divided into five scenes that...
THIS TIME TOMORROW BY NGUGI WA THIONG’O
THIS TIME TOMORROW BY NGUGI WA THIONG’O
PLAY: THIS TIME TOMORROW
PLAYWRIGHT: NGUGI WA THIONG’O
SETTING: UHURU MARKET IN KENYA AFTER INDEPENDENCE
PUBLISHER: KENYA LITERATURE BUREAU
YEAR OF PUBLICATION:...
THREE SUITORS ONE HUSBAND BY GUILLAUME OYONO MBIA
THREE SUITORS ONE HUSBAND BY GUILLAUME OYONO MBIA
TITLE: THREE SUITORS ONE HUSBAND
PLAYWRIGHT: GUILLAUME OYONO -MBIA
SETTING: (MVOUTESI) CAMEROON (1960)
INTRODUCTION
Three suitors...
THE BLACK HERMIT by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
THE BLACK HERMIT by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
TITLE: THE BLACK HERMIT
PLAYWRIGHT: NGUGI WATHIONG’O
SETTING: UGANDA AFTER INDEPENDENCE
INTRODUCTION
The Black hermit is a play that talks about how...
THE LION AND THE JEWEL BY WOLE SOYINKA
THE LION AND THE JEWEL BY WOLE SOYINKA
TITLE: THE LION AND THE JEWEL
PLAYWRIGHT: WOLE SOYINKA
SETTING: ...
FUNCTIONS OF LITERATURE
FUNCTIONS OF LITERATURE
Since literature does not develop from a vacuum, but from the society in which it emanates, it has got different roles to...
