Books like The Lion and the Jewel
The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka reads as satirical, humorous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The marriage of Anansewa
Efua Theodora Sutherland · 1975
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The wives' revolt
J. P. Clark-Bekederemo · 1991
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I will marry when I want
Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo · 1977
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Mission to Kala
Mongo Beti · 1957
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The heart of redness
Zakes Mda · 2001
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Don Juan
Molière · 1934
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Is he dead?
Mark Twain · 2003
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Wives at war, and other stories
Flora Nwapa · 1980
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Kalasanda
Barbara Kimenye · 1965
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Private lives
Noël Coward · 1930
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The Jero plays
Wole Soyinka · 1973
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The matchmaker
Thornton Wilder · 1955
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69% genome match
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