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Wole Soyinka

Author of Ake: The Years of Childhood

Includes the names: Soyinka-W, Wole Soyinka, Wole Sovinka, Wole Soyinke, editor and introduction by Wole Soyinka

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Charlie Rose: A conversation with guest host David Remnick and Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka (April 26, 2006)
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Nigerian playwright and recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature Wole Soyinka talks to guest host David Remnick of
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Soyinka, Wole
Legal name
Soyinka, Akinwande Oluwole
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Date of birth
1934-07-13
Date of death
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Gender
male
Nationality
Nigeria
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Birthplace
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Abeokuta, Nigeria
Place of death
Places of residence
Education
University of Leeds
Occupations
playwright
poet
novelist
critic
Relationships
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Soyinka, Samuel Ayodele (padre)
Soyinka, Grace Eniola (madre)
Skeath, Barbara (moglie)
Kuri, Fela (cugino)
Idowi, Laide (moglie)
Organizations
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Foreign Honorary ∙ Literature ∙ 1986)
Awards and honors
Nobel Prize (Literature ∙ 1986)
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