Death and the King's Horseman
By (author): "Wole Soyinka"
Publish Date:
January 1st 1975
ISBN0413333604
ISBN139780413333605
AsinDeath and the King's Horseman
Original titleDeath and the King's Horseman
Based on the real events that took place in the ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria in 1946, this play tells how Simon Pilkings, a district officer, intervenes to prevent the ritual suicide demanded by the death of the King. There follow drastic repercussions in both indigenous and colonial communities.