"The Trials of Brother Jero" by Wole Soyinka was first published in the year 1964. The very first enactment of the play was organized by Farris Belgrave Productions.
The play first premiered at the Greenwich Mews Theatre in New York City in the year 1967.
"The Trials of Brother Jero" is considered as Wole Soyinka's most popular play, highly admired by both audiences and reviewers.
The play also satirizes on several obvious social and political shortcomings in Nigeria in the early 1960s. Wole Soyinka deals with each issue very thoughtfully and the satire used by him is highly effective.
Literature Help: The Trials of Brother Jero
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis
- ISBN13 9781312570092
- Publish Date 3 October 2014
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook (OEB)
- Language English