The Oily Marriage - Softcover

Eghagha, Hope

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9785557898 ISBN 13: 9789785557893

Publisher: Malthouse Press, 2018

Synopsis

The Oily Marriage, Professor Hope Eghagha's third published play, delves into the socio-cultural and political conflicts, conflicting emotions, and dilemma which the discovery and exploitation of crude oil present to the people of the Niger Delta in Nigeria. It functions at the personal level and the level of inter-ethnic relations and how sometimes the solutions to problems become intertwined with and undermined by selfish and personal interests. The image of the exploiter looms large in the play as business and commerce are locked in mortal combat for the soul of the region. How these issues play out in the twenty-first century is the concern of the playwright in this fast-moving drama of ideas.

About this title

About the Author:

Hope Eghagha is a professor in English at the University of Lagos where he teaches Literature. He is also a playwright, a columnist with and Visiting Member of the Editorial Board of The Guardian, Lagos. He is the author of Death, Not a Redeemer (a play) (1998), rhythms of the last testament (2002), and this story must not be told (2003) both poetry collections. Emperors of salvation is his first published novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Malthouse Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 9785557898
• ISBN 13: 9789785557893
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104