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Death and the King's Horseman

1993 play by Wole Soyinka
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Death and the King's Horseman

Summary

Death and the King's Horseman is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Death and the King's Horseman authored Wole Soyinka[3].
  • Death and the King's Horseman's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Death and the King's Horseman was published by Methuen Publishing[5].
  • Death and the King's Horseman's genre is fiction literature[6].
  • Death and the King's Horseman's place of publication is recorded as London[7].
  • Death and the King's Horseman's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Death and the King's Horseman was published on 1993[9].
  • Death and the King's Horseman's location of first performance is recorded as Vivian Beaumont Theater[10].
  • Death and the King's Horseman's form of creative work is recorded as play[11].

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Authorship and Creation

Death and the King's Horseman authored Wole Soyinka[3]. It was published by Methuen Publishing[5].

Publication

Death and the King's Horseman was published on 1993[9]. Its place of publication is recorded as London[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is fiction literature[6].

Why It Matters

Death and the King's Horseman has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

literary work London Wole Soyinka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3CtnaF
    Instance of → literary work
    Language of work or name → English
    Form of creative work → play
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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