
Cissie : The Playscript
Nadia Davids(Author)
Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Published on 27. November 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-19-599014-0 (ISBN)
Description
Nadia Davids's moving play Cissie evokes the life of an extraordinary woman Cape Town activist, Cissie Gool. From the early days of her girlhood to her death in 1963, the play allows us to glimpse into her world: the dynamic social and political home of her childhood, the heady years of her public speaking and marriage, and her difficulty in trying to live a free life under the traumatic shadow of colonialism and apartheid. Through monologue, shadow theatre and poetry, the lost world of Cissie's home, District Six, is recreated. This edition includes: an introduction by the playwright, vocabulary help on the page, exam-style questions for learners, and information on the play's historical background.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Goodwood
South Africa
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 137 mm
Width: 208 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
144 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-599014-0 (9780195990140)
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Person
Nadia Davids, PhD (Cape Town) is an award-winning writer who works across a range of forms: plays, articles, short-stories and screenplays.