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    Dance of the Vampires and Six Other Plays
    Dance of the Vampires and Six Other Plays
    Dance of the Vampires and Six Other Plays
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    Dance of the Vampires and Six Other Plays

    By Bole Butake

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    This crowning collection brings together seven of Bole Butake's finest plays since 1984, namely: Dance of the Vampires; Family Saga; Lake God; Betrothal Without Libation; And Palm Wine Will Flow; The Rape of Michelle; and Shoes. More than an academic, Butake has distinguished himself as a playwright, unearthing and foregrounding the ills, travails and predicaments of a land and people trapped by the blood-dripping impunities of vampires in power. In his rich repertoire of over ten plays, Butake takes sides with the downtrodden, the wretched of the earth, the deprived and the underdogs. His jabs and jibes, aimed at the rulers, are scathing, at times vitriolic. He has excelled at a stubborn determination to ignore the sinecures, lure and allure of power without responsibility.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLangaa RPCIG
    Release dateMay 14, 2013
    ISBN9789956790425
    Dance of the Vampires and Six Other Plays
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    Bole Butake

    Bole Butake is an Emeritus Professor of Drama and African Literature at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. He is also a distinguished and internationally acclaimed playwright.

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      Avoir toutes les œuvres littéraires anglaises et les œuvres littéraires en langue anglaise serait une meilleure contemplation des richesses intellectuelles.merci!

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