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The Long Song Andrea Levy

The Long Song By Andrea Levy

The Long Song by Andrea Levy


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Condition - Very Good
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Summary

The story of a young slave girl who lives through the final turbulent days of slavery on a sugar plantation in 19th-century Jamaica. Adapted from Andrea Levy's award-winning novel.

The Long Song Summary

The Long Song by Andrea Levy

'You do not know me yet but I am the heroine of this drama. I am told that here I must give a taste of what is to unfold. I am to convey that this tale is set in Jamaica during the last turbulent days of slavery and the early years of freedom.

'I am to say that it is a true and thrilling journey through that unsettled time.

'Cha, I say, what fuss-fuss. Come, let them just see it for themselves.'

The Long Song is adapted from Andrea Levy's award-winning novel by Suhayla El-Bushra. It premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in October 2021, directed by Charlotte Gwinner.

The Long Song Reviews

'[An] unblinking portrait of dignity amid moral horror... Suhayla El-Bushra's adaptation is a model of economy and fidelity... vivid and disturbing'

* Guardian *

'Scenes of rare power'

* The Times *

'Bold, brilliant... phenomenal... Wherever it goes next, it's imperative it has a further life'

* Telegraph *

'An excellent adaptation... a brilliant interpretation of the story that had the audience gripped and engrossed from beginning to end. The applause, cheers and standing ovation said it all'

* British Theatre Guide *

About Andrea Levy

Andrea Levy's novels include Every Light in the House Burnin', Never Far from Nowhere, Fruit of the Lemon and The Long Song. Her 2004 novel Small Island won the Orange Prize for Fiction, and the Whitbread Novel and Book of the Year Awards.

Suhayla El-Bushra's work includes The Suicide (National Theatre), Arabian Nights (Lyceum, Edinburgh), and Channel 4's Ackley Bridge.

Additional information

GOR011783331
9781839040191
183904019X
The Long Song by Andrea Levy
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Nick Hern Books
20211007
80
N/A
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