His first play, the comedy The Lion and the Jewel, was published in 1963. His works include an adaptation of The Threepenny O
His first play, the comedy The Lion and the Jewel, was published in 1963. His works include an adaptation of The Threepenny Opera which criticizes dictators, especially [*] Idi Amin and Jean-Bedel Bokassa. Having served prison sentences for his political activities—for 10 points—name this author of The Lion and the Jewel, a Nigerian who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature.
His first play, the comedy The Lion and the Jewel, was published in 1963.
Wole Soyinka