› › Barber Shop Chronicles

Barber Shop Chronicles

Author : Inua Ellams

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 137 pages

File Size : 26,87 MB

Release : 2021-08-12

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1350200166

Get eBook

Book Description

Newsroom, political platform, local hot spot, confession box, preacher-pulpit and football stadium. For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is always telling. Barber Shop Chronicles, which was partly inspired by verbatim recordings, is a heart-warming, hilarious and insightful play that leaps from a barber shop in Peckham to Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos and Accra over the course of a single day. It was first produced by the National Theatre, Fuel and Leeds Playhouse in 2017 and is here publishedas a Methuen Drama Student Edition with commentary and notes by Oladipo Agboluaje.



Barber Shop Chronicles

Author : Inua Ellams

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 105 pages

File Size : 35,94 MB

Release : 2017-06-06

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1786821796

Get eBook

Book Description

Barber Shop Chronicles is a generously funny, heart-warming and insightful new play set in five African cities, Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos, Accra, and in London. Inspired in part by the story of a Leeds barber, the play invites the audience into a unique environment where the banter may be barbed, but the truth always telling. The barbers of these tales are sages, role models and father figures who keep the men together and the stories alive.



The Half-God of Rainfall

Author : Inua Ellams

Publisher : HarperCollins UK

Page : 62 pages

File Size : 11,90 MB

Release : 2019-04-04

Category : Poetry

ISBN : 0008324786

Get eBook

Book Description

From the award-winning poet and playwright behind Barber Shop Chronicles, The Half-God of Rainfall is an epic story and a lyrical exploration of pride, power and female revenge.



Cutting Along the Color Line

Author : Quincy T. Mills

Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press

Page : 337 pages

File Size : 10,91 MB

Release : 2013-11-21

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0812245415

Get eBook

Book Description

Examines the history of black-owned barber shops in the United States, from pre-Civil War Era through today.



The 14th Tale

Author : Inua Ellams

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 41 pages

File Size : 34,35 MB

Release : 2015-08-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1783198869

Get eBook

Book Description

1988: at four-years-old, he short-circuited his home with a silver spoon and a Betamax video player. 1989: stopped a 700-strong student assembly with a tantrum. 1995: was chased through jungle growth by a crazed, frustrated French teacher called Monsieur Batcock...Misfit? Apparently – until a little family research reveals a pattern of mischief reaching as far back as a great grandfather, and so the story begins: I'm from a long line of trouble makers, of ash skinned Africans, born with clenched fists and a natural thirst for battle only quenched by breast milk. They'd suckle as if the white silk sliding between gums were liquid peace treaties from mums. The 14th Tale is a beautiful mellifluous narrative that tells the hilarious exploits of a natural born mischief, growing from the clay streets of Nigeria to rooftops in Dublin and finally to London by award-winning writer and performer Inua Ellams.



J.D. and the Great Barber Battle

Author : J. Dillard

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 130 pages

File Size : 20,98 MB

Release : 2021-02-23

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0593111524

Get eBook

Book Description

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious new illustrated chapter book series J.D. has a big problem--it's the night before the start of third grade and his mom has just given him his first and worst home haircut. When the steady stream of insults from the entire student body of Douglass Elementary becomes too much for J.D., he takes matters into his own hands and discovers that, unlike his mom, he's a genius with the clippers. His work makes him the talk of the town and brings him enough hair business to open a barbershop from his bedroom. But when Henry Jr., the owner of the only official local barbershop, realizes he's losing clients to J.D., he tries to shut him down for good. How do you find out who's the best barber in all of Meridian, Mississippi? With a GREAT BARBER BATTLE! From the hilarious and creative mind of J. Dillard, an entrepreneur, public speaker, and personal barber, comes a new chapter book series with characters that are easy to fall for and nearly impossible to forget. Akeem S. Roberts' lively illustrations make this series a must-buy for reluctant readers. 2021 New York Public Library Best Books 2021 Chicago Public Library Best Books 2021 School Library Journal Best Books 2022-2023 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List 2022 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor



Black T Shirt Collection

Author : Inua Ellams

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 68 pages

File Size : 44,75 MB

Release : 2012-03-20

Category : Drama

ISBN : 1849432953

Get eBook

Book Description

“The wild things they did with those tees. Some held together by wooden pins. Some strung to wear just once. Some of long thin detachable sleeves...” A T-shirt is something most people have. It is a common denominator like a pair of blue jeans or a pair of Converse All Stars. From Fringe First winner Inua Ellams, comes a new story about two foster brothers building a global t-shirt brand. On their journey from a market in Nigeria to a sweatshop in China, Matthew and Muhammed discover the consequences of success. The play tackles capitalism and exploitation, as well as sectarianism and homophobia in modern day Nigeria.



The Barber of Damascus

Author : Dana Sajdi

Publisher : Stanford University Press

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 38,59 MB

Release : 2013-10-09

Category : History

ISBN : 0804788286

Get eBook

Book Description

This book is about a barber, Shihab al-Din Ahmad Ibn Budayr, who shaved and coiffed, and probably circumcised and healed, in Damascus in the 18th century. The barber may have been a "nobody," but he wrote a history book, a record of the events that took place in his city during his lifetime. Dana Sajdi investigates the significance of this book, and in examining the life and work of Ibn Budayr, uncovers the emergence of a larger trend of history writing by unusual authors—people outside the learned establishment—and a new phenomenon: nouveau literacy. The Barber of Damascus offers the first full-length microhistory of an individual commoner in Ottoman and Islamic history. Contributing to Ottoman popular history, Arabic historiography, and the little-studied cultural history of the 18th century Levant, the volume also examines the reception of the barber's book a century later to explore connections between the 18th and the late 19th centuries and illuminates new paths leading to the Nahda, the Arab Renaissance.



The Fortunes of Francis Barber

Author : Michael Bundock

Publisher : Yale University Press

Page : 291 pages

File Size : 12,39 MB

Release : 2015-03-01

Category : History

ISBN : 0300213905

Get eBook

Book Description

This compelling book chronicles a young boy’s journey from the horrors of Jamaican slavery to the heart of London’s literary world, and reveals the unlikely friendship that changed his life. Francis Barber, born in Jamaica, was brought to London by his owner in 1750 and became a servant in the household of the renowned Dr. Samuel Johnson. Although Barber left London for a time and served in the British navy during the Seven Years’ War, he later returned to Johnson’s employ. A fascinating reversal took place in the relationship between the two men as Johnson’s health declined and the older man came to rely more and more upon his now educated and devoted companion. When Johnson died he left the bulk of his estate to Barber, a generous (and at the time scandalous) legacy, and a testament to the depth of their friendship. There were thousands of black Britons in the eighteenth century, but few accounts of their lives exist. In uncovering Francis Barber’s story, this book not only provides insights into his life and Samuel Johnson’s but also opens a window onto London when slaves had yet to win their freedom.



Chewing Gum Dreams

Author : Michaela Coel

Publisher : Methuen Drama

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 38,67 MB

Release : 2021-08-12

Category : Drama

ISBN : 1350270288

Get eBook

Book Description

First Published in Great Britan by Oberon Books 2013.