Based on real events that took place in Oyo, the ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka's play tells how Simon Pilkings, a well-meaning District Officer, intervenes to prevent the ritual suicide of the Yoruba chief, Elesin.
Elesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the King dies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favourite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British Colonial Officer, Pilkings, intervenes.
This Student Edition includes a full introduction, commentary and questions for study and an interview with the author.
Commentary and notes by Jane Plastow.
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| ISBN: | 9780413695505 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 1998 |
| Author: | Wole Soyinka |
| Publisher: | Methuen Drama an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Methuen Student Editions |
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Based on real events that took place in Oyo, the ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka's play tells how Simon Pilkings, a well-meaning District Officer, intervenes to prevent the ritual suicide of the Yoruba chief, Elesin. Elesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny.
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Death and the King's Horseman was written by Wole Soyinka and published by Methuen Drama an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Death and the King's Horseman has 112 pages
Yes it is part of Methuen Student Editions series
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