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Death and the King's Horseman - A Play (Paperback, Second Edition)
Wole SoyinkaA Nobel Prize-winning playwright's classic tale of tragic decisions in a traditional African culture.
Based on events that took place in Oyo, an ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Wole Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England; and Simon Pilkings, the colonial district officer. The king has died and Elesin, his chief horseman, is expected by law and custom to commit suicide and accompany his ruler to heaven. The stage is set for a dramatic climax when Pilkings learns of the ritual and decides to intervene and Elesin's son arrives home.
"Soyinka both entertains and asks subtle questions about mass psychology, individual psychology, and universal human struggles of the will." Chicago Tribune
Based on events that took place in Oyo, an ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Wole Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England; and Simon Pilkings, the colonial district officer. The king has died and Elesin, his chief horseman, is expected by law and custom to commit suicide and accompany his ruler to heaven. The stage is set for a dramatic climax when Pilkings learns of the ritual and decides to intervene and Elesin's son arrives home.
"Soyinka both entertains and asks subtle questions about mass psychology, individual psychology, and universal human struggles of the will." Chicago Tribune
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A Nobel Prize-winning playwright's classic tale of tragic decisions in a traditional African culture.
Based on events that took place in Oyo, an ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Wole Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England; and Simon Pilkings, the colonial district officer. The king has died and Elesin, his chief horseman, is expected by law and custom to commit suicide and accompany his ruler to heaven. The stage is set for a dramatic climax when Pilkings learns of the ritual and decides to intervene and Elesin's son arrives home.
"Soyinka both entertains and asks subtle questions about mass psychology, individual psychology, and universal human struggles of the will." Chicago Tribune
Based on events that took place in Oyo, an ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Wole Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England; and Simon Pilkings, the colonial district officer. The king has died and Elesin, his chief horseman, is expected by law and custom to commit suicide and accompany his ruler to heaven. The stage is set for a dramatic climax when Pilkings learns of the ritual and decides to intervene and Elesin's son arrives home.
"Soyinka both entertains and asks subtle questions about mass psychology, individual psychology, and universal human struggles of the will." Chicago Tribune
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Imprint | W.W. Norton & Company Ltd |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | May 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | April 2002 |
Authors | Wole Soyinka |
Dimensions | 207 x 139 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 77 |
Edition | Second Edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-393-32299-6 |
Barcode | 9780393322996 |
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LSN | 0-393-32299-8 |
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