![]() ![]() Odewale: The king of Kutuje, who had risen to power by unknowingly murdering the old king, King Adetusa, whom, also not to his knowledge, was his father. This article focuses specifically on the 1968 play. Rotimi's play has been celebrated on two counts: at first scintillating as theatre and later accruing a significant literary aura. This reworking of Oedipus Rex was part of the African Arts (Arts d'Afrique) playwriting contest in 1969. The novel is set in an indeterminate period of a Yoruba kingdom. ![]() An adaptation of the Greek classic Oedipus Rex, the story centres on Odewale, who is lured into a false sense of security, only to somehow get caught up in a somewhat consanguineous trail of events by the gods of the land. The Gods Are Not To Blame is a 1968 play and a 1971 novel by Ola Rotimi. ![]()
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