The Heart Soothers by Sylvester Onzivua

Sylvester Onzivua’s The Heart Soothers is a widely studied contemporary play in Uganda's UNEB Literature in English curriculum. Set in a rapidly modernizing Africa, the drama explores the complex friction between traditional customs and modern Western civilization. It exposes the vulnerabilities of urban youth, the pitfalls of cohabitation, and the devastating cycle of infidelity and revenge within contemporary relationships.