The Gods Are Not To Blame

The Gods Are Not To Blame is the title of both a 1968 play and of a 1971 novel by Ola Rotimi.

Originally written as a play as part of the African Arts (Arts d'Afrique) playwriting contest in 1969. Set in an uncertain period of a Yoruba kingdom, it is a reworking of Oedipus Rex, telling the story of 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.

Adapted as a novel by the author and published by Oxford University Press in 1971.

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https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA03031896_802