01094nam a22002297a 4500 AUWbook029645 BDCtgAUW 20261028184147.0 261006s2007 bg ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9847002000864 (pbk) BDCtgAUW BDCtgAUW PR6069 .O9 L5 2007 Soyinka, Wole, author. The lion and the jewel / Wole Soyinka. Bangladesh : Friend's Book Corner, 2007. 184 p. : 22 cm. includes bibliography. 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. Ilujinle drama African literature (Nigeria) 92180 2629 Papia Akter lcc BK 0 0 0 lcc 0 0 FIC AUWL AUWL LLS 2023-01-16 unknown 0 PR6069 .O9 L5 2007 029645 2026-10-06 18:59:28 01 2026-10-06 BK 18795 18795 8