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Set in Nigeria, amid the scenes of everyday racketeering and general disquiet, the police try to clear the area of undesirables, as a traditional wedding between two illustrious and ambitious families is about to take place. This play is by Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka.
Jan 1, 2020 · Chapter. Soyinka, Wole: The Beatification of Area Boy: A Lagosian Kaleidoscope. January 2020. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-476-05728-0_21679-1. In book: Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL)...
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Jun 22, 1996 · The Beatification of Area Boy opened in Leeds, on the day that Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others were sentenced to death by a tribunal in Port Harcourt. Ten days into the run, the gruesome details of the execution of the Ogoni 9 broke on the world.
The beatification of Area Boy : a Lagosian kaleidoscope / Wole Soyinka. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Social Media Share Tools. Share Icon. Print; Object Details
Through a network of characters including Judge, Barber, Trader, Mama Put, Boyko, Cyclist, Minstrel, and Miseyi, the play explores themes of power, corruption, and societal hierarchy in Lagosian society.
In The Beatification of Area Boy: A Lagosian Kaleidoscope, Sanda adopted the method of constituting a new society within the larger one as a form of protest against the dictatorship of the leaders of the larger society.
Feb 10, 2023 · The beatification of Area Boy by Wole Soyinka, 1999, Spectrum, Spectrum Books edition, in English.
