An edition of The Lion and the Jewel
(1962)
The lion and the jewel
by Wole Soyinka
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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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The lion and the jewel
1990, Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, USA
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0199110832 9780199110834
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"A Three crowns book."
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This is one of the best-known plays by Africa's major dramatist, Wole Soyinka. How the Lion hunts the Jewel is the theme of this ribald comedy.
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