{"product_id":"blinkards","title":"Blinkards","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1915, \u003ci\u003eThe Blinkards\u003c\/i\u003e helped to establish Kobina Sekyi as ‘the Bernard Shaw of West Africa’. \u003ci\u003eThe Blinkards\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the APOLLO AFRICA series: the new home for 100 timeless works from the legendary Heinemann African Writers Series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57502229987701,"sku":"9781035930623","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781035930623.jpg?v=1786781050","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/blinkards","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}