The Lion and the Jewel
By (author): "Wole Soyinka"
Publish Date:
1962
ISBN0199110832
ISBN139780199110834
AsinThe Lion and the Jewel
Original titleThe Lion and the Jewel
This is one of the best-known plays by Africa's major dramatist, Wole Soyinka. It is set in the Yoruba vilage of Ilunjinle. The main characters are Sidi (the jewel), 'a true village belle' and Baroka (the Lion), the crafty and powerful Bale of the village, Lakunle, the young teacher, influenced by western ways, and Sadiku, the eldest of Baroka's wives. How the Lion hunts the Jewel is the theme of this ribald comedy.