His first play, the comedy The Lion and the Jewel,
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