# Books like Death and the King's Horseman

**10** books similar to *Death and the King's Horseman* by Wole Soyinka (Historical Fiction · grades 11–12), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** drama, yoruba (african people), suicide, prevention
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## Similar books

- [Henry IV, Part 1](https://readinglist.school/book/henry-iv-part-1) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [A Farewell to Arms](https://readinglist.school/book/a-farewell-to-arms) by Ernest Hemingway _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [A Tale of Two Cities](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-of-two-cities) by Charles Dickens _(1170L · Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Billy Budd](https://readinglist.school/book/billy-budd) by Herman Melville _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [The Book Thief](https://readinglist.school/book/the-book-thief) by Markus Zusak _(730L · Grades 8–11)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–11).
- [The Scarlet Letter](https://readinglist.school/book/the-scarlet-letter) by Nathaniel Hawthorne _(1420L · Grades 10–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (10–12).
- [Barber Shop Chronicles](https://readinglist.school/book/barber-shop-chronicles) by Inua Ellams _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Impulse](https://readinglist.school/book/impulse) by Ellen Hopkins _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of suicide and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Jude the Obscure](https://readinglist.school/book/jude-the-obscure) by Thomas Hardy _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (11–12).
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