{"product_id":"9781474276542","title":"Liberian Girl","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLiberian Girl\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDiana Nneka Atuona\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery single one of you has been chosen for this great moment, you are revolutionary freedom fighters, changing \u003c\/i\u003eyour \u003ci\u003efuture, one day at a time. This is for you, it's all for you and don't you ever forget that!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet during the early years of the First Liberian Civil War (1989 –  1996), this startling debut play by Diana Nneka Atuona tells the story  of fourteen-year-old Martha who flees her country, disguised as a boy,  when it's invaded by rebels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvestigated and cruelly interrogated, she  is separated from her grandmother as they attempt to escape the conflict  under false identities and, convincing in her boy's apparel, Martha is  forced to join the rebels' army. Exposed to the violence of this brutal  and seemingly misguided conflict, both as victim and perpetrator,  Martha's experience of the First Liberian Civil War is one of excessive  cruelty and, in particular, abuse against female prisoners of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberian Girl\u003c\/i\u003e received its world premiere at the Royal Court Upstairs, London in December 2014. This second edition was published post-production with some changes to the original script.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDiana Nneka Atuona is a British-Nigerian writer from Peckham,  South  London. After graduating with a degree in International Politics  from  South Bank University, Diana was awarded a scholarship from Gray's  Inn  to study a diploma in Law. Her first passion has always been to  write  for TV, stage, film and music though. In September 2011, she  joined the  Royal Court as their Theatre Local Officer, taking plays by  writers like  Debbie Tucker Green, Rachel Delahay and Bola Agbaje to  spaces around  London. In 2012, she joined the Royal Court's Invitation  writing group  and the resulting full-length play, \u003ci\u003eLiberian Girl\u003c\/i\u003e,  was placed in  the top 25 plays for the Verity Bargate Award and was  longlisted for the  2013 Bruntwood Prize. It also won her the Alfred  Fagon Award for  playwriting.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 October 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781474276542\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332260167820,"sku":"9781474276542","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3a658bef-9eac-40f2-b2bb-8bc67fac0202.jpg?v=1783602546","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474276542","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}