Missing Face, The

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The Missing Face (new edition) Osonye Tess Onwueme 1 (/ -> \ (' , .:, ,; ,1 \~ AFRICAN HERITAGE PRESS NEW YORK • LAGOS • LONDON 2005 NEW YORK PO BOX 1433 NEW ROCHELLE NY 10802 PO BOX 14452 lKEJA LAGOS NIGERlA Copyright © 2002 Osonye Tess Onwueme All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical without the written permission of the author. Library of Congress Control Number: 96-95387 Onwueme, Tess Osonye [Selections: 2002) The Missing Face/Tess Onwueme, new edition. -Theatre and Drama, Literature, History, and Africana, Multicultural, Feminist and Gender Studies. ISBN: 0-9628864-3-2 Dedicated For the treasures of my life, my children-KENOLISA : Chukwu-Enwe-iwe-ka-madu, Uzodinma, Amaechi, Tokunbo, Chukwuma; EBELE: Obi-Eluem-Ani, Ife-Chukwu-de, Uchenna, Elili-nma, Nwalokom -obi, Kika-Chukwu; KUNUME: Uwa-ne-Kwu-nu-me, Kikiweji, Adanma, Enujeko, Naidene, Aka-onye-enyee, Chukwu-mon-nso; BUNDO: Baabundo, Chukwu-eloke, Ose-emuchee, Emeka, Kikamme, Edidion, Ka-Chi-kwu; MALIJE: Onye-Malije? Chiloe, Chim-Elozo-nam, Nwaka-ego, Ozili, Sisom-Awina, Nke-iru-ka, Eli-enye; How can I tell you That you are, each of you, The very fountain of my lifeThe meaning of all my struggles? How can I tell you That in you, I find the true meaning- "Nne-Bu-Eze".. . Yes, "Mother Is Gold"! But beneath it all, "Nwa-Awodo"! You, my children Are my very life-essence-my life-support! Can I thank you enough, For unlocking the unwritten text Of my Womanhood? Other Creative Works By Osonye Tess Onwneme Shakara: Dance-Hall Queen. San Francisco: African Heritage Press, 2000. *Winner, the 2001 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Drama Prize. Why The Elephant Has No Butt. San Francisco: African Heritage Press, 2000. Tell It To Women. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1997. *Winner, the 1995 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Drama Prize. Riot In Heaven. San Francisco: African Heritage Press, 1997. The Missing Face. San Francisco: African Heritage Press, 1996. Three Plays. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1993. Legacies. Ibadan: Heinemann Nigeria Ltd., 1989. The Reign of Wazobia. Ibadan: Heinemann Nigeria Ltd., 1988. Mirror for Campus. Ibadan: Heinemann Nigeria Ltd., 1987. Ban Empty Barn & Other Plays. Ibadan: Heinemann Nigeria Ltd., 1986. The Desert Encroaches. Ibadan: Heinemann Nigeria Ltd., 1995. *Winner, the 1985 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Drama Prize. The Broken Calabash. Ibadan: Heinemann Nigeria Ltd., 1984. A Hen Too Soon. Owerri: Heins Nigeria Publishers, 1983. Vll ...