An evil meal of evil
By: Kehbuma Langmia
Publisher: Langaa; Distributed in N. America by Michigan State University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon; [East Lansing?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9789956558902
Subjects: Avarice; Drama; Witchcraft; Vampires
Description: An Evil Meal of Evil is a play about greed and its consequences. Set in the traditional African village of 'Ntisong', the play exposes the complexities of unravelling the issue of Death. Sunyin, the young wife of Dohbani epitomizes what is wrong with coerced marriages. A group of blood thirsty vampires popularly known in the village as members of 'Nda Saah' superstitiously kill targeted individuals purposely to enrich themselves. Sunyin, the protagonist in the play suffers from a premature widowhood simply because her father Njukebim forced her into marrying Dohbani. As the play unravels with