{"product_id":"death-and-the-kings-horseman-9781474260763","title":"Death and the King's Horseman","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ravneet Gill\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the King dies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favourite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British Colonial Officer, Pilkings, intervenes to prevent the death and arrests Elesin. The play is a set text for NEAB GCSE, NEAB A Level and NEAB A\/S Level. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A masterpiece of 20th century drama' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A transfixing work of modern world drama\" (Independent); \"clearly a masterpiece. . . he achieves the full impact of Greek tragedy\" (Irving Wardle, Independent on Sunday); \"the action of the play is as inevitable and eloquent as in Antigone: a clash of values and cultures so fundamental that tragedy issues: a tragedy for each individual, each tribe\" (Michael Schmidt, Daily Telegraph)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45083203174551,"sku":"9781474260763","price":5227.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781474260763.webp?v=1767142600","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/death-and-the-kings-horseman-9781474260763","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}