Lion and the Jewel

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.

Author: Wole Soyinka
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/31/1966
Pages: 72
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.34w x 0.28d
ISBN13: 9780199110834
ISBN10: 0199110832
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Literary Criticism | African