The Convert

Author: Gurira, Danai (Author)

United Kingdom, Great Britain

Published on 19 September 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Methuen Drama) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Student Editions' series.

Paperback / softback | 120 pages
200 x 130 x 12 | 124g

It's 1896 in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Jekesai, a young Shona girl, escapes a forced arranged marriage by converting to Christianity and becoming a protégé to an African Evangelical. As anti-colonial sentiments spread throughout the native population, Jekesai is forced to choose between her family's traditions and her newfound faith.

This Student Edition of Danai Gurira's 2012 play The Convert includes a commentary by Aviva Neff.