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Wole Soyinka

Africa's first Nobel Laureate in Literature. Fecund playwright, poet, novelist, and literary critic.

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Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

Born 1934

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  • Cover of: The Bacchae of Euripides: a communion rite

    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: EXCERPTS FROM "DEATH AND THE KING'S HORESMAN : AUTHORITATIVE TEXT, BACKGROUNDS AND CONTEXTS, CRITICISM"

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  • Cover of: Poems of black Africa

    First published in 1975 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Early poems

    First published in 1998 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: African theatre; eight prize-winning plays for radio

    First published in 1973 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Wole Soyinka: plays 2.

    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: CLIMATE OF FEAR.

    First published in 2004 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The interpreters

    First published in 1965 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Interpreters

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 2021 1 edition
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    First published in 2012 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Masaibu ya Ndugu Jero: mchezo

    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Death and the King's Horseman: A Norton Critical Edition

    First published in 2023 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Climate of fear: the quest for dignity in a dehumanized world

    First published in 2005 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: This past must address its present: The 1986 Nobel lecture (Statements)

    First published in 1988 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A dance of the forest.

    First published in 1963 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: From Zia, with love ; and, A scourge of hyacinths

    First published in 1992 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1987 1 edition in 1 language
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Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

Born 1934
Subjects
Drama, Nigerian Authors, Biography, Politics and government, Social life and customs, History, Drama (dramatic works by one author), History and criticism, Nigerian drama (English), Fathers and sons, Soyinka, wole, 1934-, English literature, Fiction, Fiction (fictional works by one author), Black authors, Civilization, Criticism and interpretation, African literature, African literature, history and criticism, Family relationships, Literature, Africa, civilization, Family, Social conditions, Terrorism
Places
Nigeria, Africa, Carthage, Italy, Lagos (Nigeria), Milan, Naples, Sub-Saharan Africa
People
Wole Soyinka, Wole Soyinka (1934-), Essay, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), "Essay.", Alonso, Antonio, Ariel, Bola Ige, Caliban, Ceres, D. O. Fagunwa, Demas Nwoko, Elesin, Ferdinand, Gonzalo, Iris, Juno, Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-), Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001), Miranda, Prospero, Sebastian, Sycorax
Time
20th century, 1960-, 1946, 1960-1975, 1984-1993, 1993-, 1993-2007, 20e siècle, 21st century

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Alternative names

  • Wole Soyinka
  • Soyinka Wole
  • SOYINKA WOLE
  • Wole. 1934- Soyinka
  • WOLE SOYINKA
  • Soyinka
  • Soyinka-W
  • Wole, editor and introduction by Soyinka
  • Wole Wole Soyinka
  • W. Soyinka
  • Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka

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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import