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Wole Soyinka Biographical . W ole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 at Abeokuta, near Ibadan in western Nigeria. After preparatory university studies in 1954 at Government College in Ibadan, he continued at the University of Leeds, where, later, in 1973, he took his doctorate.
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...
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,...
Oct 19, 2023 · Wole Soyinka is writer-warrior: at 89, he still has his abundant hair, lanky frame and lavish beard, which give him the look of a charming mad scientist. Born in 1934 in Abeokuta, in the forested land of the Yoruba region of southwestern Nigeria, he was the first African writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, winning in 1986.
Jul 13, 2012 · Wole Soyinka. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986. Born: 13 July 1934, Abeokuta, Nigeria. Residence at the time of the award: Nigeria. Prize motivation: “who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence”. Language: English.
Sep 28, 2021 · The Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka’s First Novel Since 1973. “Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth” is at once political satire and murder mystery, and a lament for the spirit of...
Wole Soyinka – Nobel Lecture - NobelPrize.org. Share this. Wole Soyinka. Nobel Lecture, December 8, 1986. This Past Must Address Its Present. A rather curious scene, unscripted, once took place in the wings of a London theatre at the same time as the scheduled performance was being presented on the actual stage, before an audience.
