Overview
Iyán Ogún Ọdún is a Yoruba play written by Oyèwọlé Ògúnwálé, set in the town of Ọ̀ṣun where the respected chieftaincy title of Balógun is left vacant. After consultation with the Ifa oracle, the king and his chiefs decide on Ifábùnmi, an unassuming warrior, as the next Balógun.
This makes the very wealthy Arówóná, who wants the title for himself, furious. He believes money and influence should decide everything, so he starts plotting against Ifábùnmi, his blood brother. His jealousy leads him to do terrible things to remove him from the way. But in the end, Arówóná’s actions come back to haunt him.
Iyán Ogún Ọdún demonstrates the themes of self-aggrandisement, familial betrayal, treason, power struggle, and lastly, the spoilt-child entitlement of the elites of their right to govern (and others to follow) even when they do not possess the needed leadership qualities.
Book Profile
- Title: Iyán Ogún Ọdún
- Author: Oyèwọlé Ògúnwálé
- Genre: Eré Onítàn (Drama)
- Year of Publication: 1985
- Publisher: Onibonoje Press & Book Industries (Nig.) Ltd.
- Number of Pages: 79 pages
- Structure: Ìran Méje (Seven Acts)
- ISBN: 978-145-058-4
- Edition: First Edition
Availability
- Available Format: Print (Paperback)
- Where to Borrow: Not Available
- Where to Buy:
- Ọpẹ́yẹmí Bookshop, Ìwó.
- And other local bookstores in Ìwó, Òṣogbo, Ìbàdàn, and Ifẹ̀.
Brief Description:
Òmìnira ìlú ṣe pàtàkì púpọ̀ sí ọba ìlú Ọ̀ṣun, ṣùgbọ́n kò sí ẹnìkankan lórí oyèe Balógun. Bẹ́ẹ̀, ẹni tí kò ja ogun rí kò le è gbé orí oyè ọ̀hún k’alẹ́. Ìdí abájọ nu-un tí gbogbo ìjòyè ìlú Ọ̀ṣun ṣe fi ẹnukò fi Ifábùnmi sí orí oyèe Balógun.
Arówóná ló yarí pátá sí ọ̀rọ̀ ọ̀hún. Ṣé owó ni ó rò pé wọ́n fi ń ṣe gbogbo nǹkan. Oyè náà wù u gan-an ni. Nítorí ìdí èyí ló ṣe gbé ọ̀tẹ̀ dìde sí ìyékan rẹ̀ tí ó wà lórí oyèe Balógun.
O lù’lù ìbàjẹ́ tán, kò wo ilẹ̀ mọ́, kò mọ́ pé, ẹni tí ó ta ọjà erùpẹ̀ ni yió gba owó òkúta. Iyán Ogún Ọdún a má a gbóná janjan.
Also by Oyèwọlé Ògúnwálé
- Ẹyin
- Èéfín Ọ̀rọ̀
- Okinni
Alternative Spellings
Here are the alternative spellings, mostly anglicised, of the keywords, having been stripped of their diacritic marks:
- Iyan Ogun Odun by Oyewole Ogunwale
- Iyan Ogun Odun
- Oyewole Ogunwale
