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an excerpt from the story of the epileptic man by eguriase s. m. okaka

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GURIA CONCEPT & BOOKS PRESENTS THE STORY OF EPILEPTIC MAN BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA A PATHETIC STORY! IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO SOMEONE NEAR YOU. IT IS REAL! Pirates beware! The law is against you. ©Eguriase S. M. Okaka 2018 Edition No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means possible without the written permission of the author. ISBN—978-***-***-* PUBLISHERS GURIA CONCEPT & BOOKS BENIN CITY, EDO STATE NIGERIA.   07069229588 or 08026711232 or 08032587335 THEATRICAL WORKS: Drama Lectures Drama Directing Scriptwriting and Training etc. Contact: 07069229588 or 08026711232 or 08032587335 Facebook.com/eguriases.m.okaka Eguria.blogspot.com Pirates beware! The law is against you. DISCLAIMER   All the characters in this book have no existence outside the imagination of the playwright and have no relationship whatsoever with any person or group of persons bearing the...

Efua T. Sutherland: The Marriage of Anansewa

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  THE MARRIAGE OF ANANSEWAA   BY EFUA T. SUTHERLAND   AUTHOR’S BACKGROUND   Efua T. Sutherland is a Ghanaian, she is an innovator and she founded an Experimental Theater in 1958 and her plays, in Akan were acted. She has experimented with the integration of traditional Africa forms and European theatrical practice.   The Marriage of Anansewaa is an experimental drama, for the playwright deviates from western/European conventional forms. Among the works of Efua Sutherland are: Anansewaa and the Dwarf Brigade, a play developed from a folktale, and Edufa. The dramatist uses the traditional folktales of her people – Akan people – to teach morals. TEXTUAL BACKGROUND AND SETTING   The Marriage of Anansewaa is from 'Anansesem' – a form of storytelling by the Akan-speaking people developed from ‘Anansegoro.’ The name of 'Anansesem' literally means Ananse story. Ananse means spider. Ananse appears to represent a kind of every man, artistically exagger...