| Lion and the Jewel Revised Edition Contributor(s): Soyinka, Wole (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199110832 ISBN-13: 9780199110834 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1966 Annotation: This is one of the best-known plays by Africa's major dramatist, Wole Soyinka. How the Lion hunts the Jewel is the theme of this ribald comedy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | African |
| Dewey: 822 |
| Series: Three Crowns Book |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.34" W x 8.03" (0.21 lbs) 72 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is one of the best-known plays by Africa's major dramatist, Wole Soyinka. It is set in the Yoruba village of Ilunjinle. The main characters are Sidi (the Jewel), 'a true village belle' and Baroka (the Lion), the crafty and powerful Bale of the village, Lakunle, the young teacher, influenced by western ways, and Sadiku, the eldest of Baroka's wives. How the Lion hunts the Jewel is the theme of this ribald comedy. |