West Africa
Nigeria
Post-colonial
English
Drama
A play based on events in Oyo, Nigeria in 1946, exploring the clash between Yoruba tradition and British colonial interference when the king dies and his horseman is expected to commit ritual suicide.
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Written by Nigeria's first Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (1986)
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editorial-summarynot primary textA play based on events in Oyo, Nigeria in 1946, exploring the clash between Yoruba tradition and British colonial interference when the king dies and his horseman is expected to commit ritual suicide. Written by Nigeria's first Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (1986)
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