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Based on real events that took place in Oyo, the ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka's play tells how Simon Pilkings, a well-meaning District Officer, intervenes to prevent the ritual suicide of the Yoruba chief, Elesin. This Student Edition includes a full introduction, commentary and questions for study.
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Death and the King's Horseman, Wole Soyinka
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Death and the King's Horseman
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Wole Soyinka
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 89
- ISBN10
- 0413695506
- ISBN13
- 9780413695505
- Series
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- Based on real events that took place in Oyo, the ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka's play tells how Simon Pilkings, a well-meaning District Officer, intervenes to prevent the ritual suicide of the Yoruba chief, Elesin. This Student Edition includes a full introduction, commentary and questions for study.