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This essay examines the adaptation and translation of Sembene Ousmane's novella The Money-Order (originally published in French in 1966 as Le mandat) into \"Hawala ya Fedha\" (1980), a Kiswahili play by the Tanzanian woman dramatist Amandina Lihamba. Drawing on the contemporary theories of translation and adaptation that demote fidelity to the original as the cornerstone of translation, I demonstrate that the changes that Lihamba introduces in her text do not result from the incommensurability among the languages involved (Wolof, French, English, and Kiswahili), the muchvaunted clash of civilizations, or the supposed incompatibility between the two genres (novel and play); rather, she is invested in amplifying gender issues in Sembene's novel through a popular public medium to signify the urgent need for women's literacy in Julius Nyerere's Tanzania.

Review * \"Maangamizi - The Ancient One \" not rated, stars Amandina Lihamba, Barbara O. Jones, Samahari Kijieri and Waigwa Wachira, is directed by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill. The film runs 115 minutes and is playing at 7:15 p.m. at Grand Cinemas Saturday as part of the Arizona International Film Festival. * Passes for the festival, which is in its 10th year, range from $20 to $175. For more information, call 623-4567. The women meet Maangamizi, a Swahili spirit that breaks down barriers between the conscious and unconscious. Maangamizi serves as a link between the present and the past, providing spiritual guidance for both women. In order to cleanse her spirit and move on to the next stage in life, Samehe must confront her memories with the help of Maangamizi. She's taken back to her childhood, when a domineering father lashed out against her and her mother, twisting his rudimentary Christian beliefs to justify the abuse.

45-5411 PL8014 2006-36534 CIP Women writing Africa: the eastern region, ed. by Amandina Lihamba et al. Feminist, CUNY, 2007. 478p index afp (The women writing Africa project, 3)I SBN 1558615350, $75.00; ISBN 1558615342 pbk, $29.95 ISBN 9781558615359, $75.00; ISBN 9781558615342 pbk, $29.95

African Women Playwrights, edited and introduced by Kathy A. Perkins. Foreword by Amandina Lihamba. The anthology consists of nine plays by a diverse group of women from throughout the African continent with commentary by each playwright on her own play. Authors include Ama Ata Aidoo, Violet Barungi, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nathalie Etoke, Dania Gurira, Andiah Kisia, Sindiwe Magona, Malika Ndlovu (Lueen Conning), Juliana Okoh, and Nikkole Salter. Champaign University of Illinois Press, Dec. 2008; pp. 384. $65, cloth, $25, paper.