{"product_id":"9781035930623","title":"The Blinkards - Kobina Seky","description":"Written 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. Discover the APOLLO AFRICA series: the new home for 100 timeless works from the legendary Heinemann African Writers Series.","brand":"Kobina Seky","offers":[{"title":"202 pages \/ 26\/11\/2026 \/ Modern \u0026 contemporary fiction (post c 1945)","offer_id":57648194388343,"sku":"9781035930623","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781035930623.jpg?v=1793183408","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781035930623","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}