The Root: Wole Soyinka and J.P. Clark Reflect on Chinua Achebe's Death
Writer and Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka and poet and playwright J.P. Clark released a joint statement on Friday weighing in on the death of author Chinua Achebe, whom they refer to as a “brother” ...
Naija Gist - Latest: Chinua Achebe’s Death Linked To Kano Bombings By, Wole Soyinka And J.P Clark
Chinua Achebe’s Death Linked To Kano Bombings By, Wole Soyinka And J.P Clark
The fate of a cockroach / Tawfik al-Hakim -- Intelligence powder / Kateb Yacine -- Sizwe Bansi is dead / Athol Fugard, John Kani & Winston Nthsona -- Death and the king's horseman / Wole Soyinka -- A ...
Elesin Oba, a film based on Prof Wole Soyinka’s ‘death’ and the Kings horseman, directed by Biyi Bandele and produced by Mo Abudu, is on at EbonyLife place, Lagos. Read Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun’s re ...
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has said he has “made arrangements” for his death even though he also plans a vacation. At 90, the playwright, essayist, novelist and poet discussed everything from his ...
Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka, pictured at a book fair in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2010, has long been a proponent of Nigerian democracy. He has founded several political groups, including the Democratic Front for a People's Federation.
Wole Soyinka was born in Nigeria and educated in England. In 1986, the playwright and political activist became the first African to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. He dedicated his Nobel acceptance speech to Nelson Mandela.
The poet and playwright Wole Soyinka is a towering figure in world literature. He has won international acclaim for his verse, as well as for novels such as The Interpreters.