| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 102 pages, 26 unnumbered pages : illustrations, music, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Subtitle from cover. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Kate Whoriskey -- Ruined -- Swahili translations -- Songs from Ruined : original compositions / by Lynn Nottage, lyrics ; Dominic Kanza, music -- Photographs / Tony Gerber. |
| Summary |
Mama Nadi, the owner of a brothel set in Congo, is a mother figure who keeps watch over her business, serving men from both sides of the conflict, and employing women, "ruined" by rape or torture, who are forced to work as prostitutes. |
| Awards |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 2009. |
| Subject |
Brothels -- Drama.
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Brothels. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Drama.
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Congo (Democratic Republic) |
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Brothels. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| ISBN |
9781559363556 paperback $13.95 |
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9781559363693 cloth |
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155936355X paperback |
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155936369X cloth |
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