| Sunset at Dawn Contributor(s): Umar, Mohammed (Author) |
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ISBN: 1912450178 ISBN-13: 9781912450176 Publisher: Salaam Publishing OUR PRICE: $11.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | African - Drama | Middle Eastern |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.18 lbs) 74 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Heartfelt and timely, Sunset at Dawn addresses one of the most urgent issues of our time. A Brechtian drama with explicit political intent, it portrays the antipathy of a community for the strangers in their midst. The characters' collective views and attitudes on immigration and citizenship are no less shocking for being familiar. As we witness their cynical manipulation by politicians intent on their own ends, we recognise ourselves and the times we live in. An allegory on different levels - political, social and mythic - the play exposes the shallowness of self-justifying stories of nationhood. When things fall apart, we have only ourselves to blame. |
Contributor Bio(s): Umar, Mohammed: - Mohammed Umar was born in Azare in Nigeria's Bauchi State. He studied journalism in Moscow (1991) and political economy in London (1995). Mohammed Umar served as a judge for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2009 and he was the winner of the Muslim News Award for Excellence in Arts in 2010. His books have been translated into over sixty languages. He lives in London. ALSO BY MOHAMMED UMAR: Amina; The Enemies Inside; The Greedy Monkey; Samad in the Desert; Samad in the Forest; The Illegal Immigrant; The Adventures of Jamil; The Hunter Becomes the Hunted. |
