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Postcolonial ยท Drama / memoir

The Man Died

by Wole Soyinka. A major work by Wole Soyinka exploring power, ritual, colonialism; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

Date
1972
Origin
Nigeria
Era
Postcolonial
Genre
Drama / memoir
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A major work by Wole Soyinka exploring power, ritual, colonialism; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.