the article is devoted to the linguistic-axiological and translatological analysis of the first play by Joe de Graft “Sons and Daughters” from the perspective of Marxist theory. The research identifies linguistic and textual markers of the author's unique expressiveness, which illustrate J. de Graft's Marxist criticism of five key capitalist ideas: classism, commodification, individualism, consumerism, and imperialism. Eleven axiologically driven text fragments are subjected to stylistic and textual analysis, revealing various stylistically marked units operating at all linguistic levels. These units then undergo translatological analysis, identifying the translation transformations applied to the original text in order to convey the axiological content to the Russian reader. The results of the research confirm that the Ghanaian playwright uses an array of expressive means and stylistic devices to express his harsh criticism towards capitalist ideology; these EMs and SDs often enter into the relationship of convergence. It is worth noting that words expressing day-to-day realities are also used by the playwright axiologically; they help J. de Graft demonstrate his dissatisfaction with imperialism in Ghana, then a young African country. The text is significantly transformed in translation, which seems unsurprising since axiologically charged units pose a major difficulty while translating literary texts. Still, it is confirmed that the translator manages to convey the axiological meaning of the original text.