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Wole Soyinka
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1934
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, playwright, and poet. He has written three novels, ten collections of short stories, seven poetry collections, twenty-five plays and five memoirs. He has also written two translated works and many articles and short stories for newspapers and periodicals. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "wide cultural perspective and poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence".
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About Wole Soyinka
Birth
1934
First book
1967
Years writing
59
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, playwright, and poet. He has written three novels, ten collections of short stories, seven poetry collections, twenty-five plays and five memoirs. He has also written two translated works and many articles and short stories for newspapers and periodicals. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "wide cultural perspective and poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence".
Wole Soyinka made history by becoming the first African writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
His prolific career spans over 360 works, excelling as a playwright, poet, novelist, and philosopher.
Born in Ogun, Nigeria, in 1934, his writing deeply reflects the identity and reality of his home country.
Among his most iconic titles are The Lion and the Jewel and the powerful work The man died.
Beyond his creative output, he has served as a professor and literary critic, establishing himself as a key intellectual voice.
