Soyinka, Wole, 1934-
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Soyinka, Wole, 1934-
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شوينكا، وول، 1934-
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Soyinka, Akinwande Oluwole, Wole'
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Soyinka, Akinwande Oluwole, Wole'
Shoĭinka, Vole, 1934-
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Shoĭinka, Vole, 1934-
Shoĭinka, Vole 1934-
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渥雷・索因卡
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ショインカ, ウォレ
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Soyinka, Akinwande Oluwole, 1934-
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Akinwande Oluwole
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وول شوينكا، 1934-
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وول شوينكا، 1934-
Soyinka, Akinwande O. 1934-
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Soyinka, Akinwande O. 1934-
شوينكا، وولي، 1934-
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شوينكا، وولي، 1934-
Shoïinka, Vole 1934-
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Shoïinka, Vole 1934-
Šoinka, Vole 1934-
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Epithet: Wole', African author
Wole Soyinka (born Oluwole Akinwande Babatunde Soyinka Wole, July 13, 1934, Abeokuta, Nigeria) is a Nigerian author and humanitarian. Educated at the University College, Ibadan (later the University of Ibadan) from 1952-54 and the University of Leeds (B.A., 1957). While in England, he served as a playreader at the Royal Court Theatre. Returning to the newly independent Nigeria in 1960, he held teaching appointments at the University of Ife, Ibadan (1962-63), and the University of Lagos (1965-67). Professor Soyinka was Head of the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan from 1969 to 1972 and Head of the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Ife from 1975 to 1985. During the Nigerian civil war, he was imprisoned by the military government and served two years before being released in 1969. He has held teaching posts as a visiting lecturer at many universities in the United States, most recently as a professor in African American Studies at Emory University.
His many plays include The Lion and the jewel, A Dance of the forests, and Death and the king's horseman . He is also a noted novelist, memoirist, essayist, and poet. He has been involved in international literary movements (Union of Writers of the African Peoples [UWAP] ) as well as global humanitarian efforts (Amnesty International, UNESCO), and is much in demand as a lecturer and speaker, known for his passionate commitment to civil liberty in his own country and around the world. In 1986, Soyinka was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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