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The Invention and ""The Detainee

The Invention and ""The Detainee

Paperback (30 Dec 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This is the first formal publication of two early plays by Soyinka, The Invention (1959) and The Detainee (1965). Widely regarded as Soyinka's first play, The Invention reflects the obsession with race that marked the apartheid regime, and prophetically depicts the beginnings of the crumbling of the apartheid system in the futuristic setting of Johannesburg in 1976. It expresses the concern of the African diapsora with apartheid, which was felt to be an affront to the entire race. The Detainee is a radioplay. The plot foreshadows the writer's own imprisonment and his now familiar concerns about the vagaries of African politics.

Book information

ISBN: 9781868883295
Publisher: UNISA Press
Imprint: UNISA Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 100
Weight: 178g
Height: 240mm
Width: 178mm
Spine width: 5mm