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  2. Wole Soyinka - Wikipedia

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    The Wole Soyinka Annual Lecture Series was founded in 1994 and "is dedicated to honouring one of Nigeria and Africa's most outstanding and enduring literary icons: Professor Wole Soyinka". [115] It is organised by the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) , which Soyinka with six other students founded in 1952 at the then ...

  3. You Must Set Forth at Dawn - Wikipedia

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    You Must Set Forth at Dawn is an autobiographical work by the Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian playwright, poet and political activist Wole Soyinka. [1] [2] [3] In this compelling memoir, Soyinka provides an intimate glimpse into his life as an adult, detailing his experiences in and out of Nigeria during some of the nation's most tumultuous periods.

  4. Of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Of Africa is a book written by Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist who is also the author of The Bacchae of Euripides (1969), Season of Anomy amongst others. [1] The book was centered on Africa's culture , religion , history , imagination, and identity, examining how its past intertwines with that of others.

  5. Alapata Apata - Wikipedia

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    Alapata Apata, a satirical play by Wole Soyinka [1] mocking Nigerian politics through the story of Alaba, a retired butcher. As Alaba adjusts to his newfound leisure, the play exposes the absurdities of power dynamics and political manipulation in Nigeria. [2]

  6. The Interpreters (novel) - Wikipedia

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    The Interpreters is a novel by Wole Soyinka, first published in London by André Deutsch in 1965 [1] and later republished as part of the influential Heinemann African Writers Series. [2] It is the first and one of the only three novels [3] [4] written by Soyinka; he is principally known as a playwright. The novel was written in English and ...

  7. The Man Died - Wikipedia

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    The Man Died: Prison Notes of Wole Soyinka is a 1972 non-fiction book by Wole Soyinka that explores Soyinka's experiences in prison during the Nigerian Civil War. In 1984, a Nigerian court banned the book. [1] In 2011, The Guardian included The Man Died on their list so of the 100 greatest non-fiction books. [2]

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  9. The Beatification of the Area Boy - Wikipedia

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    The Beatification of the Area Boy, a play by Wole Soyinka, was first published in Great Britain in 1995 and later in Nigeria in 1999.The play explores the absurdities present in Nigerian society, particularly under military rule, and by extension, in any African nation where regressive systems remain unchallenged due to a lack of checks and balances.