The Devil in God's Land. an Eritrean Play - Bereket Habte Selassie - Books - Mkuki Na Nyota Publishers - 9789987081615 - October 29, 2011
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The Devil in God's Land. an Eritrean Play

Bereket Habte Selassie

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The Devil in God's Land. an Eritrean Play

This is a Drama based on contemporary political realities in some African countries, which arrived at liberation through armed struggle. Eritrea (God's land, according to the ancient Egyptians) is an example of a country and society in convulsion because of the abandonment by its leadership, particularly among the ex-combatants, of the lofty principles of democracy, serving the people, equality and solidarity: aspirations that characterized the rhetoric of the revolution. The incidences and personalities in it are, however, purely fictitious although similarities are bound to exist since the principles during the wars of liberation and the abuses thereafter tend to be the same in all undemocratic countries. Poetic license has been used to draw characters from the army, students, political dissidents and political opportunists, the Catholic Church and a nun who escapes rape but is martyred in the process of resistance. This is a drama with elements of suspense, farce, comedy and tragedy, woven in a way that will not fail to move the reader in and outside Eritrea by the in depth understanding of the inside workings and "intelligence" of a contemporary African dictatorship.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 29, 2011
ISBN13 9789987081615
Publishers Mkuki Na Nyota Publishers
Pages 128
Dimensions 150 × 8 × 226 mm   ·   163 g
Language English  

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