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The Dark - (Oberon Modern Plays) by Nick Makoha (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A new live literature experience by award-winning poet Nick Makoha.
- About the Author: Nick Makoha was shortlisted for the 2017 Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection for he's debut Kingdom of Gravity.
- 80 Pages
- Drama, European
- Series Name: Oberon Modern Plays
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About the Book
A new live literature experience by award-winning poet Nick Makoha, retelling his childhood escape from the Ugandan civil war.Book Synopsis
A new live literature experience by award-winning poet Nick Makoha.
On a November evening in 1978 after eight years of civil war, Nick Makoha and his mother fled their homeland of Uganda. Many people were displaced, thrown into unfamiliar environments and forced to find their new home in the world. The Dark is Nick's own poetic retelling of his experience and that of others affected by it - a series of voices echoing from varying states of darkness. What unfolds is a story of those who find themselves exiled, with allegiances split between their birthplace and their new country.About the Author
Nick Makoha was shortlisted for the 2017 Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection for he's debut Kingdom of Gravity. He is a Cave Canem Graduate Fellow, Malika's Kitchen Fellow and Complete Works Alumni. He won the 2015 Brunel International African Poetry prize and is the 2016 winner of the Toi Derricotte & Cornelius Eady Chapbook Prize for his pamphlet Resurrection Man.
His poems appeared in The New York Times, Poetry Review, Rialto, Poetry London, Triquarterly Review, Boston Review, Callaloo, and Wasafiri. His poem Vista was used as part of a video installation to promote the Turner prize in 2008 for Tate Remix. His poem Beatitude is included in Being Human the third book in the Staying Alive poetry trilogy. In 2005 award-winning publisher Flippedeye launched its pamphlet series with his debut The Lost Collection of an Invisible Man. He is a Trustee for the Arvon Foundation and a member of the Malika's Poetry Kitchen collective. Born in Uganda, Nick Makoha fled the country with his mother, as a result of the political overtones that arose from the civil war during the Idi Amin dictatorship. He has lived in Kenya, Saudi Arabia and currently resides in London. He has presented his work at many international events and toured for the British Council in Finland, Czech Republic, the US and the Netherlands. He lives and works from London, where he founded The Midnight Run, a nocturnal urban excursion.Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x .3 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Oberon Modern Plays
Sub-Genre: European
Genre: Drama
Number of Pages: 80
Publisher: Oberon Books
Theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Format: Paperback
Author: Nick Makoha
Language: English
Street Date: November 20, 2018
TCIN: 93378531
UPC: 9781786827036
Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-9484
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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