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Wole Soyinka
1986 Nobel laureate, literature
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Nobel Laureates Honor Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka
April 27, 2005
02:12:19
Toni Morrison and other Nobel Laureates read in honor of the 70th birthday of literary giant and human rights activist Wole Soyinka. Wole Soyinka, born near Ibadan, Nigeria, is world renowned for his numerous dramatic works, novels, essays, and poems.
Black Writers: Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka
April 21, 2003
01:19:19
Wole Soyinka reads from his book
Samarkand & Other Markets I Have Known
. In 1986, Soyinka became the first African to be awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. In plays, novels, and poems, he has chronicled the political turmoil of his native Nigeria.
Samarkand & Other Markets I Have Known
Author:
Wole Soyinka
Publisher:
Methuen Publishing Ltd (2003)
Binding:
Paperback, 112 pages
Ake: The Years of Childhood
Author:
Wole Soyinka
Publisher:
Vintage (1989)
Binding:
Paperback, 240 pages
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