Our Lady of Benoni: A Play

by Zakes Mda

An innovative play tackling the role of patriarchy in South African culture

Zakes Mda's satire is a kaleidoscopic display of the extremes to which men (and by implication women) are prepared to go in terms of valuing what is 'virginal'. Mda presents us with the consequences of transgression: that which is seen as polluted and judged to be dangerous to the good health and purity of a group, a society, a culture. Taboos, superstition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1868145670
• ISBN13: 9781868145676
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Wits University Press
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"