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Paradis en feu !
Paperback
ISBN13: 9782376701279
Publisher: Editions Toumai
Published: May 7 2026
Pages: 178
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.02 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Paradis en feu ! est une pièce théâtrale pathétique et dramatique qui retrace l'histoire de Djérandôh, digne fils et noble cultivateur vivant à Bémaï. Étonné de voir ses multiples champs ainsi que son village envahi par le bétail du riche commerçant-éleveur et officiers-éleveurs de Békusané sans le respect des us et coutume de la contrée, celui-ci s'engage pour la libération et la paix, sans délai, du milieu pris en otage par les éleveurs. Ses démarches menées pour la résolution du conflit échouent malheureusement suite à l'irresponsabilité, la cupidité, la corruption des dirigeants ainsi que des institutions de la place freinant incessamment ses actions. Dans son engagement de promouvoir la paix et de restaurer un climat d'entente entre les agriculteurs et les éleveurs dans la localité, il perdit tous ses biens, certaines de ses femmes et enfants. Comme dans la tradition des théâtres antiques, il a fallu l'intervention d'un deus ex machina - qui n'est autre que son défunt père - afin de sauver sa pauvre vie et redonner une lueur d'espoir au village Bémaï. Cette oeuvre met en exergue la cruauté, la discrimination et l'indifférence des autorités administratives et locales envers le peuple paysan dans le Sud, l'Est et le Sud-Ouest du Tchad, la RCA et un peu partout en Afrique surtout au Sud du Sahel.
Paradise on Fire! is a poignant and dramatic play that recounts the story of Djérandôh, a worthy son and noble farmer living in Bémaï. Astonished to see his many fields and his village invaded by the livestock of the wealthy merchant-herder and cattle-officers of Békusané, without any respect for local customs and traditions, he dedicates himself to the immediate liberation and peace of the community held hostage by the herders. His efforts to resolve the conflict unfortunately fail due to the irresponsibility, greed, and corruption of the local leaders and institutions, who constantly obstruct his actions. In his commitment to promoting peace and restoring harmony between farmers and herders in the area, he loses all his possessions, some of his wives, and children. As in the tradition of ancient theaters, the intervention of a deus ex machina-none other than his deceased father-was necessary to save his life and restore a glimmer of hope to the village of Bémaï. This work highlights the cruelty, discrimination, and indifference of administrative and local authorities toward the rural population in southern, eastern, and southwestern Chad, the Central African Republic, and throughout much of Africa, particularly in the southern Sahel.
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