The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka

The Lion and the Jewel

Wole Soyinka

65 pages first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction play challenging funny reflective slow-paced
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This is one of the best-known plays by Africa's major dramatist, Wole Soyinka. It is set in the Yoruba vilage of Ilunjinle. The main characters are Sidi (the jewel), 'a true village belle' and Baroka (the Lion), the crafty and powerful Bale of the...

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