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Description
1988: at four-years-old, he short-circuited his home with a silver spoon and a Betamax video player.
1989: stopped a 700-strong student assembly with a tantrum.
1995: was chased through jungle growth by a crazed, frustrated French teacher called Monsieur Batcock...Misfit? Apparently – until a little family research reveals a pattern of mischief reaching as far back as a great grandfather, and so the story begins:
I'm from a long line of trouble makers, of ash skinned Africans, born with clenched fists and a natural thirst for battle only quenched by breast milk. They'd suckle as if the white silk sliding between gums were liquid peace treaties from mums. The 14th Tale is a beautiful mellifluous narrative that tells the hilarious exploits of a natural born mischief, growing from the clay streets of Nigeria to rooftops in Dublin and finally to London by award-winning writer and performer Inua Ellams.
Product details
Published | Mar 29 2016 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 56 |
ISBN | 9781783198856 |
Imprint | Oberon Books |
Dimensions | 0 x 0 mm |
Series | Oberon Modern Plays |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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A sharp reminder of the power of language and rhythm" The Scotsman; "original, experimental, beautiful
Culture Wars
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Inua Ellams captures our attention as soon as he opens his mouth
The Times