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Six masterful works by the Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian playwright.


Death and the King''s Horseman: ''A transfixing work of modern world drama'' - Independent
Madmen and Specialists: ''A luminous play, examining the way in which war exposes and clarifies human conduct'' - Observer
Opera Wonyosi, adapted from Gay''s The Beggar''s Opera: ''Swaggering and scabrous, at once a verbal spree and a fierce assault on totalitarianism'' - Observer

The volume also contains The Trials of Brother Jero and Jero''s Metamorphosis, classic comedies of modern Nigerian life based on the hilarious and manipulative transformations of a preacher, and Camwood on the Leaves, a haunting radio play, which evokes a divided community.

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Brother Jero;Camwood on the Leaves;Death & the King's Horseman;Madmen & Specialists;Opera Wonyosi...

Soyinka Plays 1

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    A Paperback by Wole Soyinka

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 9/13/1984 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780413553508
      978-0413553508
      ISBN-10 0413553507

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Six masterful works by the Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian playwright.


      Death and the King''s Horseman: ''A transfixing work of modern world drama'' - Independent
      Madmen and Specialists: ''A luminous play, examining the way in which war exposes and clarifies human conduct'' - Observer
      Opera Wonyosi, adapted from Gay''s The Beggar''s Opera: ''Swaggering and scabrous, at once a verbal spree and a fierce assault on totalitarianism'' - Observer

      The volume also contains The Trials of Brother Jero and Jero''s Metamorphosis, classic comedies of modern Nigerian life based on the hilarious and manipulative transformations of a preacher, and Camwood on the Leaves, a haunting radio play, which evokes a divided community.

      Table of Contents
      Brother Jero;Camwood on the Leaves;Death & the King's Horseman;Madmen & Specialists;Opera Wonyosi...

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