Barber Shop Chronicles

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350200166
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Barber Shop Chronicles by : Inua Ellams

Download or read book Barber Shop Chronicles written by Inua Ellams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newsroom, political platform, local hot spot, confession box, preacher-pulpit and football stadium. For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is always telling. Barber Shop Chronicles, which was partly inspired by verbatim recordings, is a heart-warming, hilarious and insightful play that leaps from a barber shop in Peckham to Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos and Accra over the course of a single day. It was first produced by the National Theatre, Fuel and Leeds Playhouse in 2017 and is here publishedas a Methuen Drama Student Edition with commentary and notes by Oladipo Agboluaje.

Barber Shop Chronicles

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350281727
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Barber Shop Chronicles by : Inua Ellams

Download or read book Barber Shop Chronicles written by Inua Ellams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barber Shop Chronicles is a generously funny, heart-warming and insightful new play set in five African cities, Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos, Accra, and in London. Inspired in part by the story of a Leeds barber, the play invites the audience into a unique environment where the banter may be barbed, but the truth always telling. The barbers of these tales are sages, role models and father figures who keep the men together and the stories alive. Inua Ellams's celebrated play was first produced by the National Theatre, Fuel and Leeds Playhouse in 2017.

The Half-God of Rainfall

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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008324786
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (83 download)

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Book Synopsis The Half-God of Rainfall by : Inua Ellams

Download or read book The Half-God of Rainfall written by Inua Ellams and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning poet and playwright behind Barber Shop Chronicles, The Half-God of Rainfall is an epic story and a lyrical exploration of pride, power and female revenge.

Cutting Along the Color Line

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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 081220865X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Book Synopsis Cutting Along the Color Line by : Quincy T. Mills

Download or read book Cutting Along the Color Line written by Quincy T. Mills and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-10-09 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, black-owned barber shops play a central role in African American public life. The intimacy of commercial grooming encourages both confidentiality and camaraderie, which make the barber shop an important gathering place for African American men to talk freely. But for many years preceding and even after the Civil War, black barbers endured a measure of social stigma for perpetuating inequality: though the profession offered economic mobility to black entrepreneurs, black barbers were obliged by custom to serve an exclusively white clientele. Quincy T. Mills traces the lineage from these nineteenth-century barbers to the bustling enterprises of today, demonstrating that the livelihood offered by the service economy was crucial to the development of a black commercial sphere and the barber shop as a democratic social space. Cutting Along the Color Line chronicles the cultural history of black barber shops as businesses and civic institutions. Through several generations of barbers, Mills examines the transition from slavery to freedom in the nineteenth century, the early twentieth-century expansion of black consumerism, and the challenges of professionalization, licensing laws, and competition from white barbers. He finds that the profession played a significant though complicated role in twentieth-century racial politics: while the services of shaving and grooming were instrumental in the creation of socially acceptable black masculinity, barbering permitted the financial independence to maintain public spaces that fostered civil rights politics. This sweeping, engaging history of an iconic cultural establishment shows that black entrepreneurship was intimately linked to the struggle for equality.

Black T Shirt Collection

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849432953
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (494 download)

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Book Synopsis Black T Shirt Collection by : Inua Ellams

Download or read book Black T Shirt Collection written by Inua Ellams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The wild things they did with those tees. Some held together by wooden pins. Some strung to wear just once. Some of long thin detachable sleeves...” A T-shirt is something most people have. It is a common denominator like a pair of blue jeans or a pair of Converse All Stars. From Fringe First winner Inua Ellams, comes a new story about two foster brothers building a global t-shirt brand. On their journey from a market in Nigeria to a sweatshop in China, Matthew and Muhammed discover the consequences of success. The play tackles capitalism and exploitation, as well as sectarianism and homophobia in modern day Nigeria.

The Barber of Damascus

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Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804788286
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis The Barber of Damascus by : Dana Sajdi

Download or read book The Barber of Damascus written by Dana Sajdi and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-09 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a barber, Shihab al-Din Ahmad Ibn Budayr, who shaved and coiffed, and probably circumcised and healed, in Damascus in the 18th century. The barber may have been a "nobody," but he wrote a history book, a record of the events that took place in his city during his lifetime. Dana Sajdi investigates the significance of this book, and in examining the life and work of Ibn Budayr, uncovers the emergence of a larger trend of history writing by unusual authors—people outside the learned establishment—and a new phenomenon: nouveau literacy. The Barber of Damascus offers the first full-length microhistory of an individual commoner in Ottoman and Islamic history. Contributing to Ottoman popular history, Arabic historiography, and the little-studied cultural history of the 18th century Levant, the volume also examines the reception of the barber's book a century later to explore connections between the 18th and the late 19th centuries and illuminates new paths leading to the Nahda, the Arab Renaissance.

The 14th Tale

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783198869
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (831 download)

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Book Synopsis The 14th Tale by : Inua Ellams

Download or read book The 14th Tale written by Inua Ellams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Fortunes of Francis Barber

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Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300213905
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis The Fortunes of Francis Barber by : Michael Bundock

Download or read book The Fortunes of Francis Barber written by Michael Bundock and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling book chronicles a young boy’s journey from the horrors of Jamaican slavery to the heart of London’s literary world, and reveals the unlikely friendship that changed his life. Francis Barber, born in Jamaica, was brought to London by his owner in 1750 and became a servant in the household of the renowned Dr. Samuel Johnson. Although Barber left London for a time and served in the British navy during the Seven Years’ War, he later returned to Johnson’s employ. A fascinating reversal took place in the relationship between the two men as Johnson’s health declined and the older man came to rely more and more upon his now educated and devoted companion. When Johnson died he left the bulk of his estate to Barber, a generous (and at the time scandalous) legacy, and a testament to the depth of their friendship. There were thousands of black Britons in the eighteenth century, but few accounts of their lives exist. In uncovering Francis Barber’s story, this book not only provides insights into his life and Samuel Johnson’s but also opens a window onto London when slaves had yet to win their freedom.

Two Man Show

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178682132X
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Book Synopsis Two Man Show by : RashDash,

Download or read book Two Man Show written by RashDash, and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two women play two women playing two men. RashDash return with a playful new show about gender and language. A story of power with a strong theme of love running through the narrative. John and Dan keep hearing people say that men have all the power, but it doesn't feel like that to them. Abbi and Helen are making a show about Man and men. They want to talk about masculinity and patriarchy but the words that exist aren't good enough, so there's music and dance too. It's loud and raucous.

Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom

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Publisher : Disney-Hyperion
ISBN 13 : 9781423121893
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (218 download)

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Book Synopsis Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom by : John Rocco

Download or read book Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom written by John Rocco and published by Disney-Hyperion. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every super hero gets his powers from somewhere. The young hero of this book, Rocco, thinks his abilities come from his shock of red hair, and the longer it gets, the stronger he becomes. He even has a posse of super friends with wild hair of their own. Our hero is unstoppable--until the day he's dragged to the super evil villain's lair and robbed of his powers. How will he face his friends? Will he ever regain his super hero-ness? A girl who has been watching all along offers the gang a chance to save the day and get their groove back. With bold images that burst with energy from white backgrounds and narration as earnest as Superman himself, SUPER HAIR-O AND THE BARBER OF DOOM is a feel-good and funny book for emergent comic book fans and parents who grew up on them.

The Actual

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ISBN 13 : 9781908058782
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (587 download)

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Book Synopsis The Actual by : Inua Ellams

Download or read book The Actual written by Inua Ellams and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2021The Actual is a symphony of personal and political fury--sometimes probing delicately, sometimes burning with raw energy. In 55 poems that swerve and crackle with a rare music, Inua Ellams unleashes a full-throated assault on empire and its legacies of racism, injustice and toxic masculinity. Written on the author's phone, in transit, between meetings, before falling asleep and just after waking, this is poetry as polemic, as an act of resistance, but also as dream-vision. At its heart, this book confronts the absolutism and 'foolish machismo' of hero culture--from Perseus to Trump, from Batman to Boko Haram. Through the thick gauze of history, these breathtaking poems look the world square in the face and ask, "What the actual--?" "This is what poetry looks like when you have nothing to lose, when you speak from the heart, when you have spent years honing your craft so that you can be free. This is what poetry looks like when you are a word-sorcerer, a linguistic swordsman, a metaphor-dazzler, a passionate creator of poetry as fire, as lament, as beauty, as reflection, as argument, as home. I was blown away by this book." - Bernardine Evaristo

Mojo

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Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780822216612
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (166 download)

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Book Synopsis Mojo by : Jez Butterworth

Download or read book Mojo written by Jez Butterworth and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Silver Johnny is the new singing sensation, straight out of a low-life Soho clubland bar in 1958. His success could be the big break for two dead-end workers in the bar, if they play their cards right and trust the owner of the place to

Chewing Gum Dreams

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Publisher : Methuen Drama
ISBN 13 : 1350270288
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Chewing Gum Dreams by : Michaela Coel

Download or read book Chewing Gum Dreams written by Michaela Coel and published by Methuen Drama. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in Great Britan by Oberon Books 2013.

Legend of the Book Keeper

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Publisher : Elevate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1937498050
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (374 download)

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Book Synopsis Legend of the Book Keeper by : Daniel Blackaby

Download or read book Legend of the Book Keeper written by Daniel Blackaby and published by Elevate Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Most Ordinary of Boys... The Most Extraordinary of Books... When the two collide, a destiny is set into motion which cannot be undone. Without warning, a secretive cult emerges ready to kill, and a horrifying Beast appears in the dead of night - craving to devour the Keeper of the Book. Suddenly, Cody Clemenson is forced to flee with his best friend Jade. Their journey will lead them to mystical locations and thrust them into uncharted lands, where an ancient feud between two long-lost cities is teetering on the brink of war. Will Cody rise to the occasion and become the hero he's always dreamt of being? Or will he succumb to the power of the evil empire? The fate of the world now hinges on him - and the cryptic words written in a simple, leather Book... A Power Long Maintained - Now Faded, A Secret Long Kept - Soon Unveiled, A City Long Lost - Ready to Be Found.

Uncle Jed's Barber Shop

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442443642
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Book Synopsis Uncle Jed's Barber Shop by : Margaree King Mitchell

Download or read book Uncle Jed's Barber Shop written by Margaree King Mitchell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coretta Scott King Award winner A young girl’s beloved uncle is a talented barber without a shop who never gives up on his dream in this richly illustrated, stirring picture book. Everyone has a favorite relative. For Sarah Jean, it’s her Uncle Jed. Living in the segregated South of the 1920s, where most people are sharecroppers, Uncle Jed is the only black barber in the county and has to travel all over the county to cut his customers’ hair. He lives for the day when he could open his very own barbershop. But there are a lot of setbacks along the way. Will Uncle Jed ever be able to open a shiny new shop?

Chiaroscuro

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786829738
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Book Synopsis Chiaroscuro by : Jackie Kay

Download or read book Chiaroscuro written by Jackie Kay and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I want to find it all now know our names know the others in history so many women have been lost at sea so many stories have been swept away Chiaroscuro: (noun) the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting. Aisha, Yomi, Beth and Opal couldn't be more different, but when Aisha hosts a dinner party, the friends soon discover that they're all looking for an answer to the same question. Does it lie in Aisha's childhood? Or in Beth and Opal's new romance? Who will tell them who they really are? What starts out as a friendly conversation between women, soon turns heated when Yomi reveals what she really thinks about Beth and Opal's relationship. A searing, tender look at queer Black womanhood by award-winning writer and Scots Makar Jackie Kay.

The Wealthy Barber

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ISBN 13 : 9780968394731
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (947 download)

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Book Synopsis The Wealthy Barber by : David Barr Chilton

Download or read book The Wealthy Barber written by David Barr Chilton and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: