Death and the King's Horseman

Autor: Soyinka Wole

Žánr: Cizojazyčná literatura > English literature

Based on events that took place in Oyo, Nigeria in 1946, Wole Soyinka's play intertwines the lives of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England; and Simon Pilkings, the colonial district officer.