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Violence
Barely any
Ritual suicide contemplated; colonial violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
Ritual drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of cultural clash, honor, and the violence of colonialism against indigenous ritual
What this book is about
Soyinka's 1975 play dramatizes a real historical event in which a Yoruba horseman must commit ritual suicide after his king's death, but is stopped by British colonial authorities. A masterwork of postcolonial drama. For older teens and adults.
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