{"product_id":"9780413333605","title":"Death \u0026 The Kings Horseman","description":"Author: Soyinka,Wole\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780413333605\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2006\u003cbr\u003ePages: 100 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This play, by the winner of a Nobel Prize for Literature, asks- 'On the authority of what gods' the white aliens rupture the world. It puts exciting political theatre back on the agenda. . . a masterpiece of 20th century drama' (Guardian)\u003cbr\u003eElesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the King dies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favourite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British Colonial Officer, Pilkings, intervenes to prevent the death and arrests Elesin. 'A transfixing work of modern world drama' (Independent); 'clearly a masterpiece. . . he achieves the full impact of Greek tragedy' (Irving Wardle, Independent on Sunday); 'the action of the play is as inevitable and eloquent as in Antigone- a clash of values and cultures so fundamental that tragedy issues- a tragedy for each individual, each tribe' (Michael Schmidt, Daily Telegraph)''","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46616105943198,"sku":"UBD-9780413333605","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780413333605.jpg?v=1773809216","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780413333605","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}