The Convert
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Convert
By (Author) Danai Gurira
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
5th May 2022
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards)
812.6
Physical Properties
Paperback
96
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 12mm
100g
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 familys traditions and her newfound faith.
Author Bio
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.
