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Soyinka was born into a Yoruba family in Abeokuta, Nigeria. [5] In 1954, he attended Government College in Ibadan, [6] and subsequently University College Ibadan and the University of Leeds in England. [7] After studying in Nigeria and the UK, he worked with the Royal Court Theatre in London.
Jul 9, 2024 · Wole Soyinka, 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.
Wole 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...
Nigerian playwright and political activist Wole Soyinka received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. He was born in 1934 in Abeokuta, near Ibadan, into a Yoruba family and studied at University College in Ibadan, Nigeria, and the University of Leeds, England.
Interview with the 1986 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Wole Soyinka, 28 April 2005 by freelance journalist Simon Stanford. Soyinka talks about his childhood in Aké; his experiences of the decolonization progress (6:11); how the political activities have influenced his writing (11:27); his being a “lazy writer” (15:37); theatre’s advantage ...
Oct 19, 2023 · The year is 1986: Wole Soyinka wins the Nobel Prize in Literature, and Elie Wiesel is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What was the promise of the world then and what is its state today? Wars and displacement, corrupted systems and dictators, religious fundamentalism and brutality linger.
6 days ago · Challenging oppression, advocating for justice, and inspiring social change are the hallmarks of Soyinka’s life.
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. Prize share: 1/1. Life. Wole Soyinka was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Nov 2, 2021 · In 1965, five years after Nigeria had gained its independence, the playwright Wole Soyinka was already known as an opposition figure. Authorities falsely accused him of armed robbery, and, before...
