![]() ![]() With impeccably researched, true-to-life dialogue and a commitment to represent “the sacred with the profane, the transcendent with the lethal, the flaws with the beauty, and selfishness with generosity” (xii), Nottage brings to the stage an intensely emotional and dramatic series of conflicts. Villains operate on both sides of the fight, and some of the villains are victims themselves, men who have sustained too much trauma to maintain their own decency. A cast of characters accompany Mama Nadi through several grim episodes, culminating in a tragic climax, as the war over natural resources in this part of the Congo gains momentum, taking more and more lifeblood from individuals doing everything they can to survive. Ruined takes place in an unnamed mining town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Mama Nadi’s place, a bar and brothel run by the indomitable Mama Nadi herself. ![]()
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