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The lion and the jewel / Wole Soyinka.

By: Soyinka, WoleMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Three crown seriesPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1963. Description: 64 p. 21 cmISBN: 0199110832; 9780199110834DDC classification: 822 SOL Online resources: OCLC Summary: This play "is set in the Yoruba village 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."--Jacket.
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Text Text Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU
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Non-fiction 822 SOL 1963 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C-1 Not For Loan 25611
Text Text Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU
Reserve Section
Non-fiction 822 SOL 1963 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C-2 Not For Loan 25612
Text Text Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU
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Non-fiction 822 SOL 1963 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C-3 Available 25613
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This play "is set in the Yoruba village 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."--Jacket.

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