Three Plays - The Broken Calabash/Parables for a Season/The Reign of Wazobia

This anthology of plays by Tess Onwueme, one of the bright new literary artists in contemporary drama, allows a glimpse into the lives of the people of Onwueme's native Nigeria and reveals the range and beauty of Nigerian culture. At the same time, Three Plays sheds light on the reality of the human condition and the conflicts that arise between the individual and society.

About the author

Tess Akaeke Onwueme is an award-winning author and playwright whose works include Go Tell it to Women, Legacies and The Desert Encrouaches. An associate professor in the Department of English at Vassar College, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Benin in Nigeria.

Product details

• Authors: Tess Akaeke Onwueme
• Assisted by: S. R. Tenenbaum (Illustration)
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1993
• EAN: 9780814324455
• ISBN: 978-0-8143-2445-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 265 g
• Series: African American Life (Paperba
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies