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Death and the King's Horseman

2016-01-28 Drama
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Release : 2016-01-28
Genre : Drama
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Book Synopsis Death and the King's Horseman by : Wole Soyinka

Download or read book Death and the King's Horseman written by Wole Soyinka. This book was released on 2016-01-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the King dies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favourite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British Colonial Officer, Pilkings, intervenes to prevent the death and arrests Elesin. The play is a set text for NEAB GCSE, NEAB A Level and NEAB A/S Level. 'A masterpiece of 20th century drama' - Guardian "A transfixing work of modern world drama" (Independent); "clearly a masterpiece. . . he achieves the full impact of Greek tragedy" (Irving Wardle, Independent on Sunday); "the action of the play is as inevitable and eloquent as in Antigone: a clash of values and cultures so fundamental that tragedy issues: a tragedy for each individual, each tribe" (Michael Schmidt, Daily Telegraph)

Death and the King's Horseman

2002 Drama
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Release : 2002
Genre : Drama
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Book Rating : 996/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Death and the King's Horseman written by Wole Soyinka. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Norton Critical Edition of Death and the King's Horseman is the only student edition available in the United States. Based on events that took place in 1946 in the ancient Yoruban city of Oyo, Soyinka's acclaimed and powerful play addresses classic issues of cultural conflict, tragic decision-making, and the psychological mindsets of individuals and groups. The text of the play is accompanied by an introduction and explanatory annotations for the many allusions to traditional Nigerian myth and culture." "Included are a map of Yorubaland, discussions of Yoruban religious beliefs and cultural traditions. Soyinka on the various forms that theater has taken in African culture in order to survive, and Anthony Appiah on Soyinka's struggle with the problem of African identity in the creation of Death and the King's Horseman. Commentary on the play as both a theatrical production and a classroom text is provided."--BOOK JACKET.

Death And the King's Horseman

2002-04-01 Drama
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Release : 2002-04-01
Genre : Drama
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Book Rating : 322/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Death And the King's Horseman by : Wole Soyinka

Download or read book Death And the King's Horseman written by Wole Soyinka. This book was released on 2002-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Death and the King's Horseman

2003 Drama
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Release : 2003
Genre : Drama
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Book Rating : 615/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Death and the King's Horseman by : Wole Soyinka

Download or read book Death and the King's Horseman written by Wole Soyinka. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Norton Critical Edition of Death and the King's Horseman is the only student edition available in the United States. Based on events that took place in 1946 in the ancient Yoruban city of Oyo, Soyinka's acclaimed and powerful play addresses classic issues of cultural conflict, tragic decision-making, and the psychological mindsets of individuals and groups. The text of the play is accompanied by an introduction and explanatory annotations for the many allusions to traditional Nigerian myth and culture.

Purple Hibiscus

2012-04-17 Fiction
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Release : 2012-04-17
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis Purple Hibiscus by : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Download or read book Purple Hibiscus written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This book was released on 2012-04-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of the most vital and original novelists of her generation.” —Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker From the bestselling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists Fifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. They live in a beautiful house, with a caring family, and attend an exclusive missionary school. They're completely shielded from the troubles of the world. Yet, as Kambili reveals in her tender-voiced account, things are less perfect than they appear. Although her Papa is generous and well respected, he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at home—a home that is silent and suffocating. As the country begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili and Jaja are sent to their aunt, a university professor outside the city, where they discover a life beyond the confines of their father’s authority. Books cram the shelves, curry and nutmeg permeate the air, and their cousins’ laughter rings throughout the house. When they return home, tensions within the family escalate, and Kambili must find the strength to keep her loved ones together. Purple Hibiscus is an exquisite novel about the emotional turmoil of adolescence, the powerful bonds of family, and the bright promise of freedom.

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