Death and the King's Horseman: A Play
by Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman is a compelling play centered on mortality, duty, kingship, and cultural tension. Written for the stage, it offers readers an opportunity to engage with the language, themes, and dramatic form of one of Nigeria’s major literary voices.
About This Book
Death and the King’s Horseman: A Play is a dramatic work by Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka.
The title places death, kingship, and duty at the center of the play’s thematic world.
Written for performance, the work invites attention to language, ritual, responsibility, and the tensions that can arise between cultures.
This edition is suited to readers of drama, world literature, and Soyinka’s writing.
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