TY - BOOK N2 - 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. AB - 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. T1 - The lion and the jewel / DA - c1963. CY - Oxford ; CY - New York : AU - Soyinka, Wole. CN - PR6069.O9 CN - PR6069.O9 PB - Oxford University Press, PP - Oxford ; PP - New York : PY - c1963. ID - 694544 KW - African drama (English) KW - Nigerian drama (English) SN - 9780199110834 SN - 0199110832 TI - The lion and the jewel / ER -