{"product_id":"death-and-the-kings-horseman-9780393322996","title":"Death and the King's Horseman","description":"Based on events that took place in Oyo, an ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Wole Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England; and Simon Pilkings, the colonial district officer. The king has died and Elesin, his chief horseman, is expected by law and custom to commit suicide and accompany his ruler to heaven. The stage is set for a dramatic climax when Pilkings learns of the ritual and decides to intervene and Elesin's son arrives home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoyinka, Wole:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eWole Soyinka\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Africa's foremost writers, won the Nobel Prize in 1986 and is the author of \u003cem\u003eDeath and the King's Horseman\u003c\/em\u003e, among other works.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50597376065810,"sku":"9780393322996","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1008584f-ae53-4804-8fb2-69f000fe914d.jpg?v=1732177740","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-and-the-kings-horseman-9780393322996","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}