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Wole Soyinka

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

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Nigerian writer

Born 1934

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  • Cover of: The man died: prison notes of Wole Soyinka
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    First published in 1972 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Death and the king's horseman.
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    Cover of edition deathkingshorsem00soyi Cover of edition deathkingshorsem00wole First published in 1975 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Ake: The Years of Childhood
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    Cover of edition akeyearsofchildh0000soyi First published in 1982 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The interpreters.
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    First published in 1965 — 6 editions
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    Cover of edition akacuteeyearsofc0000soyi Cover of edition akeyearsofchildh0000wole First published in 1981 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Jero plays
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    First published in 1973 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Madmen and specialists: a play.

    First published in 1971 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: You Must Set Forth at Dawn

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  • Cover of: Idanre, & other poems
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    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Africa39: new writing from Africa South of the Sahara
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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)
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    Cover of edition opensoreofcontin0000soyi First published in 1996 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The lion and the jewel

    First published in 1962 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Art, dialogue, and outrage: essays on literature and culture
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    First published in 1988 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Ibadan: the penkelemes years : a memoir: 1946-1965
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    First published in 1994 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Idanre: & other poems.
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  • Cover of: The road.

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  • Cover of: The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: World Masterpieces
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    Cover of edition literature00pren Cover of edition literatureworldm00 First published in 1991 — 4 editions
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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, Poetry, Social conditions

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