| Where Is Here?: A CBC Radio Drama Anthology, Vol 1 Contributor(s): Pietropaolo, Damiano (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0920486738 ISBN-13: 9780920486733 Publisher: Scirocco Drama OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Where is Here? is the first volume of two anthologies that are the result of a proposal call issued by CBC Radio' s Sunday Showcase for plays dealing with an immigration theme. The first six plays are: Raj Kumari' s Lullaby, by Rishma Dunlop, a play set in British Columbia and Quebec' s Eastern Townships that charts a Punjabi-Canadian woman' s coming of age; Crossing Gibraltar by Ehab Lotayef, a fascinating look at the life a man has lived by immigrating to Montreal, and the life he might have lived had he remained in Egypt; Wanderers, by Marco Micone and translated by Sheila Fischman, traces a teenage boy' s visit to his ancestral village in Italy where his questions arouse disturbing memories and questions for his grandfather; Joy Geen (See You Again), by John Ng, in which a Canadian family must decide whether or not to risk sheltering their Chinese God-sister who has entered the country illegally; Entry Denied by Sugith Varughese is a period drama about the attempt to prevent 376 Indian immigrants aboard the Komagata Maru from landing in Vancouver, 1914; and, Couscous, by Guillaume Vigneault and translated by Jon Van Burek, explores the decisions a single mother must make when engaging in a new relationship with her daughter' s soccer coach. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Canadian - Drama | American - General |
| Dewey: 812.608 |
| LCCN: 2005360468 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.62" W x 8.54" (0.80 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Where is Here?" is the first volume of two anthologies that are the result of a proposal call issued by CBC Radio's Sunday Showcase for plays dealing with an immigration theme. The first six plays are: "Raj Kumari's Lullaby," by Rishma Dunlop, a play set in British Columbia and Quebec's Eastern Townships that charts a Punjabi-Canadian woman's coming of age; "Crossing Gibraltar" by Ehab Lotayef, a fascinating look at the life a man has lived by immigrating to Montreal, and the life he might have lived had he remained in Egypt; "Wanderers," by Marco Micone and translated by Sheila Fischman, traces a teenage boy's visit to his ancestral village in Italy where his questions arouse disturbing memories and questions for his grandfather; "Joy Geen (See You Again)," by John Ng, in which a Canadian family must decide whether or not to risk sheltering their Chinese God-sister who has entered the country illegally; "Entry Denied" by Sugith Varughese is a period drama about the attempt to prevent 376 Indian immigrants aboard the Komagata Maru from landing in Vancouver, 1914; and, "Couscous," by Guillaume Vigneault and translated by Jon Van Burek, explores the decisions a single mother must make when engaging in a new relationship with her daughter's soccer coach. |