The Convert
Published on 12. January 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-78682-070-9 (ISBN)
Description
A young Shona girl escapes an arranged marriage by converting to Christianity, becoming a servant and student to an African Evangelical. As anti-European sentiments spread throughout the native population, she is forced to choose between her family's traditions and her newfound faith.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 130 mm
Weight
122 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78682-070-9 (9781786820709)
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Danai Gurira is an award-winning Zimbabwean American actor and playwright. As a playwright, her works include In The Continuum (OBIE Award, Outer Critics Award, Helen Hayes Award), Eclipsed (NAACP Award; Helen Hayes Award, Best New Play), The Convert (six Ovation Awards, Los Angeles Outer Critics Award), and Familiar, which had its world premiere at Yale Rep in February 2015. All her works explore the subjective African voice.