{"product_id":"soyinka-plays-wole-soyinka-9780413732606","title":"Soyinka Plays: 2: A Play of Giants; From Zia with Love; A Scourge of Hyacinths; The Beatification of Area Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Unquestionably Africa's most versatile writer and arguably one of her finest' - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Play of Giants is a savage satire on some of the best-known dictators of our time (including Idi Amin); it brings together a group of dictatorial African leaders at bay in an embassy in New York attempting to make decisions together. Its theatrical predecessors include: Genet's \u003ci\u003eThe Balcony\u003c\/i\u003e and Brecht's \u003ci\u003eArturo Ui. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Zia with Love and A Scourge of Hyacinths; When the Military decrees that a crime carrying a prison sentence now retroactively warrants summary execution, confusion and fear permeate a society where the brutality and injustice of military rule is parodied by life inside prison - based on events in Nigeria in the early 1980s Wole Soyinka's stage play \u003ci\u003eFrom Zia with Love\u003c\/i\u003e and radio play \u003ci\u003eA Scourge of Hyacinths\u003c\/i\u003e, were produced in the early 90s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wole Soyinka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0413732606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780413732606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.74d","brand":"Wole Soyinka","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046317453567,"sku":"9780413732606","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ed4380e-4a78-442a-bed3-fde0b243b2a3.jpg?v=1684983879","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/soyinka-plays-wole-soyinka-9780413732606","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}