Shakespeare in Swahililand: Adventures with the Ever-Living Poet |
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| Author:
| Wilson-Lee, Edward |
| ISBN: | 978-0-00-814619-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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Investigating the literary culture of the early interaction between European countries and East Africa, Edward Wilson-Lee uncovers an extraordinary sequence of stories in which explorers, railway labourers, decadent émigrés, freedom fighters, and pioneering African leaders made Shakespeare their own in this alien land.
Investigating the literary culture of the early interaction between European countries and East Africa, Edward Wilson-Lee uncovers an extraordinary sequence of stories in which explorers, railway labourers, decadent émigrés, freedom fighters, and pioneering African leaders made Shakespeare their own in this alien land.