Collected Plays: Volume 1 by Wole Soyinka

Collected Plays: Volume 1 by Wole Soyinka

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Wole Soyinka won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. In this volume the plays are all concerned with the spiritual and the social; with belief and ritual as integrating forces for social cohesion. Whether considering the corruption of urban life or the power of superstition.

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Collected Plays: Volume 1 by Wole Soyinka

Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature, this Nigerian poet, playwright, and novelist writes of the rich cultural traditions as well as the hopes and frustrations of black Africa. This two-volume collection of his plays includes A Dance of the Forests, The Swamp Dwellers, The Strong Breed, The Road, and The Bacchae of Euripides in the first volume, and The Lion and the Jewel, Kongi's Harvest, The Trials of Brother Jero, Jero's Metamorphosis, and Madmen and Specialists in the second volume.
Wole Soyinka is a celebrated Nigerian writer and winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature. As well as plays he has written two novels, two volumes of poetry, and The Man Died, notes of his prison experience. His other plays include The Lion and the Jewel, Kongi's Harvest, The Trails of Brother Jero, Jero's Metamorphosis, and Madmen and Specialists. He has a new book, The Open Sore of a Continent, published in June 1996.
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ISBN 13 9780192811363
ISBN 10 0192811363
Title Collected Plays: Volume 1
Author Wole Soyinka
Series Collected Plays
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1973-11-08
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.