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Wole Soyinka

Soyinka in 2018 Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde "Wole" Soyinka ( ; , ; born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "wide cultural perspective and... poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence", the first sub-Saharan African to win the Prize in literature.

In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu renamed the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Soyinka. Tinubu announced this in a tribute he wrote to celebrate Soyinka in commemoration of his 90th birthday. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Death and the king's horseman : a play /

    Death and the king's horseman : a play / by Soyinka, Wole

    Published 1975
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    The open sore of a continent : a personal narrative of the Nigerian crisis /

    The open sore of a continent : a personal narrative of the Nigerian crisis / by Soyinka, Wole

    Published 1996
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    Ake : the years of childhood /

    Ake : the years of childhood / by Soyinka, Wole

    Published 1981
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    Reimagining Pan-Africanism : distinguished Mwalimu Nyerere lecture series 2009-2013 /

    Reimagining Pan-Africanism : distinguished Mwalimu Nyerere lecture series 2009-2013 / by Soyinka, Wole

    Published 2015
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    Reimagining Pan-Africanism : distinguished Mwalimu Nyerere lecture series 2009-2013 /

    Reimagining Pan-Africanism : distinguished Mwalimu Nyerere lecture series 2009-2013 / by Soyinka, Wole

    Published 2015
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    Ake : the years of childhood /

    Ake : the years of childhood / by Soyinka, Wole

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    Death and the king's horseman : a play /

    Death and the king's horseman : a play / by Soyinka, Wole

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    The open sore of a continent : a personal narrative of the Nigerian crisis /

    The open sore of a continent : a personal narrative of the Nigerian crisis / by Soyinka, Wole

    Published 1996
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