Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka

 Guardian Elesin 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.

This edition features an interview with the author. Commentary and notes by Jane Plastow