{"product_id":"9781035930623","title":"The Blinkards","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Seky, Kobina \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 26\/11\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 202 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781035930623,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1915, The Blinkards helped to establish Kobina Sekyi as ‘the Bernard Shaw of West Africa’. The Blinkards is a sharp, comic satire that follows the Western-obsessed Mrs Borofosem and her family as they eagerly adopt European customs, abandoning their Fanti roots in the process. Set in early 20th-century Cape Coast, the play exposes the absurdities and social tensions created when the group attempts to mimic British manners – from clothing and speech to courtship and marriage – while scorning their own traditions. When Mrs Borofosem takes young Miss Tsiba under her wing in hopes of remaking her into a proper 'English lady', a cascade of misunderstandings, cultural clashes and family conflicts unfolds, revealing the emptiness of blind imitation and the costs of cultural self-erasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the APOLLO AFRICA series: the new home for 100 timeless works from the legendary Heinemann African Writers Series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57611824497013,"sku":"9781035930623","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781035930623.jpg?v=1790501859","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781035930623","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}