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PAPERBACK ISBN: 0-88258-181-3 $27.95 240 pages; 5.5 x 8.5 inches
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The Oriki of a Grasshopper and
Other Plays by Femi Osofisan
Oriki of a Grasshopper and Other Plays by Femi Osofisan presents four eclectic dramas: The Oriki of a Grasshopper, Esu and the Vagabond Minstrels, Birthdays Are Not for Dying, and Moruntodon. Osofisan’s plays combine traditional Nigerian folk figures and legends with modern themes and also use the traditional to underscore and comment on the corruption and danger found in modern life. Through his entertaining and thought-provoking works, Osofisan probes the agency of ordinary men and women in an age when the possibilities for productive labor have been globalized, capital is hoarded in the strongboxes of a few transnational corporations, and a Nigerian elite further strips the nation of its tremendous physical and moral resources. Grounding his vision of change in a dialectical reading of history, Osofisan manipulates his Yoruba and Western heritages in order to explore the challenges facing his society and to scrutinize the practice of art.
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