Liberian Girl by Ms Diana Nneka Atuona (English) Paperback Book

Description: Liberian Girl by Ms Diana Nneka Atuona Every single one of you has been chosen for this great moment, you are revolutionary freedom fighters, changing your future, one day at a time. This is for you, its all for you and dont you ever forget that!Set during the early years of the First Liberian Civil War (1989 – 1996), this startling debut play by Diana Nneka Atuona tells the story of fourteen-year-old Martha who flees her country, disguised as a boy, when its invaded by rebels.Investigated and cruelly interrogated, she is separated from her grandmother as they attempt to escape the conflict under false identities and, convincing in her boys apparel, Martha is forced to join the rebels army. Exposed to the violence of this brutal and seemingly misguided conflict, both as victim and perpetrator, Marthas experience of the First Liberian Civil War is one of excessive cruelty and, in particular, abuse against female prisoners of war.Liberian Girl received its world premiere at the Royal Court Upstairs, London in December 2014. This second edition was published post-production with some changes to the original script. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Diana Nneka Atuona is a British-Nigerian writer from Peckham, South London. After graduating with a degree in International Politics from South Bank University, Diana was awarded a scholarship from Grays Inn to study a diploma in Law. Her first passion has always been to write for TV, stage, film and music though. In September 2011, she joined the Royal Court as their Theatre Local Officer, taking plays by writers like Debbie Tucker Green, Rachel Delahay and Bola Agbaje to spaces around London. In 2012, she joined the Royal Courts Invitation writing group and the resulting full-length play, Liberian Girl, was placed in the top 25 plays for the Verity Bargate Award and was longlisted for the 2013 Bruntwood Prize. It also won her the Alfred Fagon Award for playwriting. Review [Atuona] pictures brutality in all its naked mindlessness. With verve . . . she shows how war can erode familiar notions of childhood and humanity. * Evening Standard *Atuonas play may be rooted in a particular conflict but in its depiction of how war makes men barbarians, and women and children their slaves, it is timeless. * Daily Telegraph *Intelligent, impassioned and devastatingly affecting. * The Times *Diana Nneka Atuonas remarkable debut play . . . With extraordinary boldness and range of empathy . . . it offers a joltingly unusual perspective on the recruitment and brutalisation of child soldiers * Independent * Promotional Taking place during the First Liberian Civil War, this play explores the conflict through the eyes of Martha, a teenage girl disguised as a boy and signed up to the rebels army. Review Quote "[Atuona] pictures brutality in all its naked mindlessness. With verve . . . she shows how war can erode familiar notions of childhood and humanity." -- Evening Standard "Atuonas play may be rooted in a particular conflict but in its depiction of how war makes men barbarians, and women and children their slaves, it is timeless." -- Daily Telegraph "Intelligent, impassioned and devastatingly affecting." -- The Times "Diana Nneka Atuonas remarkable debut play . . . With extraordinary boldness and range of empathy . . . it offers a joltingly unusual perspective on the recruitment and brutalisation of child soldiers" -- Independent Promotional "Headline" Taking place during the First Liberian Civil War, this play explores the conflict through the eyes of Martha, a teenage girl disguised as a boy and signed up to the rebels army. Feature Liberian Girl was winner of the Alfred Fagon Award 2013 - the only British theatre event dedicated to writers of African or Caribbean descent Details ISBN1474276547 Pages 96 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Series Modern Plays Year 2015 Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1474276547 ISBN-13 9781474276542 Format Paperback Imprint Methuen Drama Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 822.92 Publication Date 2015-10-08 Short Title LIBERIAN GIRL 2/E Language English Media Book Illustrations black & white illustrations NZ Release Date 2015-10-08 UK Release Date 2015-10-08 Author Ms Diana Nneka Atuona Edition Description 2nd edition Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2015-10-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97947468;

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