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Wole Soyinka

1934 -

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

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  • Cover of: Death and the king's horseman.

    First published in 1975 11 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition deathkingshorsem00soyi Cover of edition deathkingshorsem00wole Cover of edition deathkingshorsem0000soyi
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  • Cover of: The man died: prison notes of Wole Soyinka

    First published in 1972 11 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Ake: The Years of Childhood

    First published in 1982 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition akeyearsofchildh0000soyi
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  • Cover of: Aké: the years of childhood

    First published in 1981 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition akyearsofchild00soyi
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  • Cover of: The interpreters.

    First published in 1965 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Jero plays

    First published in 1973 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Season Of Anomy

    First published in 1973 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Madmen and specialists.

    First published in 1971 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Open Sore of a Continent: A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis (The W.E.B. Dubois Institute Series)

    First published in 1996 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition opensoreofcontin00soyi
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  • Cover of: You must set forth at dawn: memoirs

    First published in 2007 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: World Masterpieces

    First published in 1991 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition literature00pren Cover of edition literatureworldm00
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  • Cover of: Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara

    First published in 2014 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition africa39newwriti0000unse Cover of edition africa39newwriti0000unse_s6x6
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  • Cover of: Idanre, & other poems

    First published in 1967 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The lion and the jewel

    First published in 1962 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Art, dialogue, and outrage: essays on literature and culture

    First published in 1988 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Bacchae of Euripides: a communion rite.

    First published in 1973 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Ibadan: the penkelemes years : a memoir: 1946-1965

    First published in 1994 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Idanre: & other poems.

    First published in 1967 4 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The road: [a play]

    First published in 1965 4 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Drama, Nigerian Authors, Biography, Politics and government, Social life and customs, History, History and criticism, Drama (dramatic works by one author), 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

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