John ruganda is ugandas bestknown playwright and one of east and central africas leading dramatists. John rugandas the floods heinemann advanced study companion unknown binding january 1, 1986. The floods and the burdens which are set in idi amins dictatorial rule in uganda. John ruganda 30 may 1941 to 8 december 2007 was ugandas best known playwright. John ruganda simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He was born in fort portal and died in ugandas capital kampala rugandas plays reflect the reality of the east african sociopolitical situation after independence. Writers do write to pas across messages like to warn, teach, educate or even just to entertain.
Carolyn a research report submitted to the faculty of arts, university of witwatersrand, johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Author of the floods, echoes of silence, the burdens, igereka and other african narratives, black mamba, echoes of silence, music without. The first wave is an introductory part, where we get to know the characters. Ruganda was also a professor at university of north, south africa, university of nairobi, and makerere university. In every piece of writing, there is usually a message that the writer tries to put across. Among his published plays, the burdens 1972 and the floods 1980 have been used regularly as. Notes on john rugandas the burdens heinemann students. Carolyn examines rugandas use of memory both as a strategy to write violence and a space in which victims of violence confront their traumatic past. Shreds of tenderness pdf floods 1980 and shreds of tenderness 2000.
Style and dramatic achievement in john rugandas drama. A fine playwright, actor and director, john ruganda has played a leading role in the development of theatre in east africa. The play starts with an announcement over the radio that there will be floods soon enough, so the people were. This dissertation is an investigation of style and dramatic achievement in john rugandas drama focusing on his six published plays. The politics of dead bodies in john rugandas the floods. Beyond his work as a playwright, ruganda was also a professor at university of north, south africa, university of nairobi, and makerere university. His books are outstanding and are still on the school syllabus in uganda, the burdens and black mamba for o level and the floods for. Each of these texts represents a decade of ugandas history as well as rugandas personal. Ruganda by obyvoiperodhyambo s thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree masters of arts in literature at the university of nairobi, august 1990. This book is an investigation of violence in john rugandas plays. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Rugandas plays reflect the reality of the east african sociopolitical situation after independence. John ruganda, who died in 2007, was considered a shaping force in east african literature, and his published plays the burdens 1972 and the floods 1980 have, over the years, featured among the required texts for literature in english courses at high school level in kenya and uganda. John ruganda 30 may 1941 to 8 december 2007 was ugandas bestknown playwright.