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Death and the King's Horseman

by Wole Soyinka

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This play is based on events that took place in the town of Oyo in 1946. The king dies and it is expected that his chief horseman commit suicide and accompany him to heaven. The colonial district officer learns of this ritual and attempts to stop it.

First published 1975 77 pages
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Literature
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11
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DDC 822 LCC PR-9387.90000000.S6 D4 822African drama (english)BritishDramaDramaelesinElesinFathers and sonsFiction (fictional works by one author)
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ISBN 9780293949 English First-edition ISBN: 039304422X
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