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Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka Hon. FRSL (Yoruba: Akínwándé Olúwọlé Babátúndé Ṣóyíinká; born 13 July 1934), known as Wole Soyinka (pronounced [wɔlé ʃójĩnká]), is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language.
- Drama, novel, poetry
- 10, including Olaokun
- 1957–present
- Ransome-Kuti family
Aug 16, 2023 · Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright, poet, author, teacher and political activist. He was the first African to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. He has published hundreds of works in drama, novels, essays and poetry, and has been a visiting professor at various universities. He is also a political activist who has fought against the Nigerian political elite and the civil war.
Apr 9, 2024 · Wole Soyinka (born July 13, 1934, Abeokuta, Nigeria) is a Nigerian playwright and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. He sometimes wrote of modern West Africa in a satirical style, but his serious intent and his belief in the evils inherent in the exercise of power were usually evident in his work as well.
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Oct 6, 2021 · The distinguished Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka has just published his first novel in almost a half century, Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth – a scorching satire on...
Sep 25, 2021 · Sat 25 Sep 2021 04.00 EDT. A t 87, Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian icon. His plays have been performed around the world, his poems anthologised, his novels studied in schools and universities, while...
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Nov 2, 2021 · The Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka Discusses His First Novel in Nearly Fifty Years. The Nigerian writer explains the origins of his latest book’s title, why novels are harder to write than plays,...
Learn about the life and works of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian artist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986 for his poetry and plays that explore Yoruba myths, politics, and social issues. Find out how he uses his memoirs, novels, and activism to challenge oppression and tyranny worldwide.
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