| The Oily Marriage Contributor(s): Eghagha, Hope (Author) |
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ISBN: 9785557898 ISBN-13: 9789785557893 Publisher: Malthouse Press OUR PRICE: $24.04 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | African |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.27 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Oily Marriage, Professor Hope Eghagha's third published play, delves into the socio-cultural and political conflicts, conflicting emotions, and dilemma which the discovery and exploitation of crude oil present to the people of the Niger Delta in Nigeria. It functions at the personal level and the level of inter-ethnic relations and how sometimes the solutions to problems become intertwined with and undermined by selfish and personal interests. The image of the exploiter looms large in the play as business and commerce are locked in mortal combat for the soul of the region. How these issues play out in the twenty-first century is the concern of the playwright in this fast-moving drama of ideas. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eghagha, Hope: - Hope Eghagha is a professor in English at the University of Lagos where he teaches Literature. He is also a playwright, a columnist with and Visiting Member of the Editorial Board of The Guardian, Lagos. He is the author of Death, Not a Redeemer (a play) (1998), rhythms of the last testament (2002), and this story must not be told (2003) both poetry collections. Emperors of salvation is his first published novel. |