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The beatification of Area Boy: A Lagosian kaleidoscope. 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.
1 de jan. de 2020 · Download Citation | On Jan 1, 2020, Christine Matzke published Soyinka, Wole: The Beatification of Area Boy: A Lagosian Kaleidoscope | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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1 de jan. de 1995 · 5.0 1 rating. See all formats and editions. 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.
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Sanda emerges as the central figure, cunningly orchestrating events to benefit himself while navigating the complexities of Lagosian life. The play critiques military dictatorship, societal inequalities, and moral decay, highlighting the consequences of corruption and exploitation on both individuals and society as a whole.
22 de jun. de 1996 · The Beautification of Area Boy: A Lagosian Kaleidoscope. Link/Page Citation. 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.
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.
Object Details Author Soyinka, Wole PROVISIONAL RECORD: GIH 1999 Type Books Drama Physical description 108 p. ; 19 cm Place Lagos (Nigeria) Smithsonian Libraries
