Wole Soyinka

Books by Wole Soyinka in order

Books by Wole Soyinka in the order they were published, from The Lion and the Jewel (1962) to Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth (2021).

1. 1The Lion and the JewelThe Lion and the Jewel1962
2. 2The Swamp-dwellersThe Swamp-dwellers1963
3. 3Five PlaysFive Plays1964
4. 4The InterpretersThe Interpreters1965
5. 5The RoadThe Road1965
6. 6A Dance of the ForestsA Dance of the Forests1966
7. 7IdanreIdanre1967
8. 8Kongi's HarvestKongi's Harvest1967
9. 9A Shuttle in the CryptA Shuttle in the Crypt1972
10. 10The Man Died: Prison Notes of Wole SoyinkaThe Man Died: Prison Notes of Wole Soyinka1972
11. 11The Jero PlaysThe Jero Plays1973
12. 12Death and the King's HorsemanDeath and the King's Horseman1975
13. 13Poems of Black AfricaPoems of Black Africa1975
14. 14Myth, Literature and the African WorldMyth, Literature and the African World1978
15. 15AkeAke1982
16. 16The Forest of a Thousand DaemonsThe Forest of a Thousand Daemons1982
17. 17Art, Dialogue, and OutrageArt, Dialogue, and Outrage1988
18. 18Mandela's Earth and Other PoemsMandela's Earth and Other Poems1988
19. 19IbadanIbadan1994
20. 20The Open Sore of a ContinentThe Open Sore of a Continent1996
21. 21King BaabuKing Baabu2002
22. 22You Must Set Forth at DawnYou Must Set Forth at Dawn2006
23. 23Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on EarthChronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth2021
24. 24The Trials of Brother JeroThe Trials of Brother Jero