Description
| Product ID: | 9781786829016 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Oberon Modern Playwrights |
| Title: | My White Best Friend |
| Subtitle: | (And Other Letters Left Unsaid) |
| Authors: | Author: Rachel De-Lahay |
| Page Count: | 280 |
| Subjects: | Plays, playscripts, Plays, playscripts, Social and cultural history, Social discrimination and social justice, Migration, immigration and emigration, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Ethnic studies, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Social & cultural history, Social discrimination & inequality, Migration, immigration & emigration, Gay & Lesbian studies, Ethnic studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ireland |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An anthology collecting 23 'letters left unsaid' from some of the most exciting voices in the UK and beyond. “Could you put your white best friend on stage and remind them that they’re part of the problem? Even if you love them? Even if you never want anyone to feel for even a moment how you feel living in this world every day? Would - could - a white person finally hear what you have to say?”Originally commissioned by The Bunker Theatre as a critically-acclaimed festival that ran in 2019, My White Best Friend collects 23 letters that engage with a range of topics, from racial tensions, microaggressions and emotional labour, to queer desire, prejudice and otherness. Expressing feelings and thoughts often stifled or ignored, the pieces here transform letter writing into a provocative act of candour.Funny, heartfelt, wry and heart-breaking, whether a letter to their younger self or an ode to the writer''s tongue, this anthology of exceptional writing is always engaging and thought-provoking.Featuring different letters from some of the most exciting voices in the UK and beyond, My White Best Friend (And Other Letters Left Unsaid) includes work from: Zia Ahmed, Travis Alabanza, Fatimah Asghar, Nathan Bryon, Matilda Ibini, Jammz, Iman Qureshi, Anya Reiss, Somalia Seaton, Nina Segal, Tolani Shoneye, Lena Dunham, Inua Ellams, Rabiah Hussain, Mika Johnson, Jasmine Lee-Jones, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Shireen Mula, Ash Sarkar, Jack Thorne and Joel Tan. |
| Imprint Name: | Oberon Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-06-23 |
