Soyinka, Wole,
The lion and the jewel / Wole Soyinka. - 64 pages ; 21 cm. - A Three crowns book. . - Three crowns book. .
This play by African dramatist Wole Soyinka 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.
0199110832 (pbk.) 9780199110834 (pbk.)
English drama--20th century.
822.91 SOY
The lion and the jewel / Wole Soyinka. - 64 pages ; 21 cm. - A Three crowns book. . - Three crowns book. .
This play by African dramatist Wole Soyinka 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.
0199110832 (pbk.) 9780199110834 (pbk.)
English drama--20th century.
822.91 SOY