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When Soyinka was awarded, he became the first African laureate. [2] He was described as one "who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence". Reed Way Dasenbrock writes that the award of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Soyinka is "likely to prove quite controversial and thoroughly deserved".
Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa is a pan-African writing prize awarded biennially [1] to the best literary work produced by an African. It was established by the Lumina Foundation [2] in 2005 in honour of Africa's first Nobel Laureate in Literature, Wole Soyinka, [1] who presents the prize, which is chosen by an international jury of literary figures. [3]
The Wole Soyinka Annual Lecture Series was founded in 1994. It is dedicated "to honouring one of Nigeria and Africa's most outstanding and enduring literary icons: Wole Soyinka". [81] It is organised by the National Association of Seadogs. In 2011, the African Heritage Research Library and Cultural Centre built a writers' enclave in his honour.
Wole Soyinka Nigeria: First Black African person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature [4] 1988 Naguib Mahfouz Egypt: First Egyptian and North African to win a Nobel Prize in Literature: 1991 Nadine Gordimer South Africa: First White African woman to win a Nobel Prize 1993 Nelson Mandela: Peace: 1993 F. W. de Klerk: 1997 Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
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Image caption should not have a full stop "The works of Wole Soyinka" => "The works of the Nigerian author Wole Soyinka" "He also had an active directing, acting, and speaking career." - he's not dead so has he given up on all of these? If not then it should be "He has also had an active directing, acting, and speaking career."
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