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Title: THE LION AND THE JEWEL
By: Wole Soyinka
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0199110832
ISBN 13: 9780199110834
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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 31 December, 1966
Series: Three Crowns Books
Pages: 72
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.
Synopsis: 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.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Oxford University Press
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