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The lion and the jewel / Wole Soyinka.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Bangladesh : Friend's Book Corner, 2007.Description: 184 p. : 22 cmISBN:
  • 9847002000864
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR6069 .O9 L5 2007
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Asian University for Women Library Fiction Language & Literature Section PR6069 .O9 L5 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 01 Available 029645
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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 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.

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