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1. Wole Soyinka › Written

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     The Interpreters

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     Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara

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     Death and the King's Horseman

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     Early Poems

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     Mandela's Earth And Other Poems

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     Poems of Black Africa

   • The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite

   • The Lion and the Jewel

   • The Open Sore of a Continent: A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis

   • The Seven Signposts of Existence: Knowledge, Honour, Justice and Other Virtues

   • The Swamp Dwellers

   • The Trials of Brother Jero

   • The Trials of Brother Jero & The Strong Breed

   • This Past Must Address Its Present: The 1986 Nobel Lecture

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wole_SoyinkaWole Soyinka - Wikipedia

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   Relatives. Ransome-Kuti family. 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. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in ...

   • Genre: Drama, novel, poetry
   • Children: 10, including Olaokun

   • Period: 1957–present
   • Relatives: Ransome-Kuti family

3. www.britannica.com › biography › Wole-SoyinkaWole Soyinka | Biography, Plays, Books, & Facts | Britannica

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   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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     Conversations with History: Wole Soyinka

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     WOLE SOYINKA'S THE TRIALS OF BRO JERO. - A STAGE PLAY

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5. www.biography.com › writer › wole-soyinkaWole Soyinka: Biography, Playwright, Activist, Nobel Prize Winner

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   Aug 16, 2023 · Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright, poet, author, teacher and political activist. In 1986, he became the first African to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. ... Plays & Political Activism ...

6. www.bbc.com › culture › articleThis Wole Soyinka play showed the future of English - BBC

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   May 9, 2018 · This Wole Soyinka play showed the future of English. Death and the King’s Horseman reflected a new global culture and a linguistic destiny many did not see coming, writes Biodun Jeyifo. What ...

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   What does Wole Soyinka do?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Wole Soyinka (born July 13, 1934, Abeokuta, Nigeria) is a Nigerian playwright and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.

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   How old is Wole Soyinka?

   • "Soyinka at 85: 'Why I Detained Him for 2 Years During the Civil War' - Yakubu Gowon". The NEWS. Retrieved 23 May 2022. ^ Adenekan, Sulaiman (2016). "The Pride of Africa: Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka clocks 85 years serving humanity poetically". Trade Newswire. Retrieved 16 July 2022. ^ "Wole Soyinka | Biographical", The Nobel Prize, 1986.

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   What does Wole Soyinka say about Nigeria?

   • "Wole Soyinka on Nigeria: 'It's like something has broken in society' ". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. ^ Okri, Ben (27 September 2021).

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   What is Soyinka's play about?

   • But the play is fundamentally not about a clash of cultures, not about a confrontation between superstructures of worldviews and structures of belief, and definitely not a drama on the irreconcilable antagonism of two different races or peoples – as Soyinka vigorously insists in his own foreword to the play.

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   Nigeria, during WWII. Death and the King's Horseman is a play by Wole Soyinka based on a real incident that took place in Nigeria during the colonial era: the horseman of a Yoruba King was prevented from committing ritual suicide by the colonial authorities. [1] [2] In addition to the intervention of the colonial authorities, Soyinka calls the ...

   • Author: Wole Soyinka
   • Characters: Elesin, Olunde, Iyaloja, Simon Pilkings, Jane Pilkings, Amusa

   • Publish Year: 1975
   • Date premiered: 1 March 1975

9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Category:Plays_by_Wole_SoyinkaCategory:Plays by Wole Soyinka - Wikipedia

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   S. The Strong Breed. Categories: Nigerian plays by writer. Works by Wole Soyinka.

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11. www.goodreads.com › book › showSix Plays by Wole Soyinka | Goodreads

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    Wole Soyinka. 3.81. 16 ratings3 reviews. Six masterful works by the Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian playwright. Death and the King's 'A transfixing work of modern world drama' - Independent Madmen and 'A luminous play, examining the way in which war exposes and clarifies human conduct' - Observer Opera Wonyosi, adapted from Gay's The Beggar's ...