Kongi’s Harvest
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Kongi’s Harvest is a satirical play by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka that critiques political tyranny and postcolonial African leadership through the story of a despotic ruler’s ceremonial “harvest” festival.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Kongi’s Harvest (film) | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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literary work ⓘ play ⓘ satirical play ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African political drama
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Nigerian theatre ⓘ |
| author | Wole Soyinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Nigerian ⓘ |
| basedOn | Kongi’s Harvest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNobelPrizeStatus | written by a Nobel laureate in Literature ⓘ |
| critiques |
authoritarian rule
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military and civilian dictatorships in Africa ⓘ personality cults in politics ⓘ political opportunism ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | three-act play (commonly classified) ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
studied in African literature courses
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studied in drama and theatre studies courses ⓘ studied in postcolonial studies courses ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Dictator Kongi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | harvest festival ⓘ |
| form | stage play ⓘ |
| genre |
political drama
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satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Kongi’s Harvest (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | political criticism through humor ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial African literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abuse of power
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conflict between tradition and modernity ⓘ critique of political tyranny ⓘ cult of personality ⓘ postcolonial African leadership ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a despotic ruler’s ceremonial harvest festival ⓘ |
| notableFor | early dramatic critique of post-independence African dictatorships ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | post-independence Africa ⓘ |
| setting | fictional West African state ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
allegory
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irony ⓘ satire ⓘ |
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