Wole Soyinka

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born

July 13, 1934

gender

male

place of birth

Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

influences

Yoruba mythology

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Awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his work that "in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence."

books by Wole Soyinka

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avg rating: 3.91 | 840 ratings | 66 distinct works

	Death and the King's Horseman (Paperback) by Wole Soyinka avg rating 4.03 — 123 ratings — published 2002 10 editions	my rating:
	Ake: The Years of Childhood (Vintage International) by Wole Soyinka avg rating 3.96 — 98 ratings — published 1989 9 editions	my rating:
	The Lion and the Jewel (Three Crowns Books) by Wole Soyinka avg rating 3.54 — 35 ratings — published 1966 3 editions	my rating:
	Interpreters (Paperback) by Wole Soyinka avg rating 3.72 — 32 ratings — published 1996 4 editions	my rating:
	You Must Set Forth at Dawn: A Memoir (Paperback) by Wole Soyinka avg rating 4.00 — 24 ratings — published 2007 4 editions	my rating:
	The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite (Paperback) by Wole Soyinka avg rating 4.00 — 18 ratings — published 1973 3 editions	my rating:
	Collected Plays 2 (Paperback) by Wole Soyinka avg rating 3.71 — 17 ratings — published 1975	my rating:
	The Open Sore of a Continent: A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis (The W.E.B. Dubois Institute Series) by Wole Soyinka avg rating 4.38 — 14 ratings — published 1997 2 editions	my rating:
	The Burden of Memory, The Muse of Forgiveness (W.E.B.Du Bois Institute) by Wole Soyinka avg rating 3.71 — 14 ratings — published 2000 3 editions	my rating:
	Climate of Fear: The Quest for Dignity in a Dehumanized World (Reith Lectures) by Wole Soyinka avg rating 3.64 — 14 ratings — published 2005 2 editions	my rating: