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Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian ______ and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian ______ and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
playwright
During the civil war in Nigeria, Soyinka appealed in an ______ for cease-fire.
During the civil war in Nigeria, Soyinka appealed in an ______ for cease-fire.
article
For this he was arrested in 1967, accused of conspiring with the Biafra rebels, and was held as a political ______ for 22 months until 1969.
For this he was arrested in 1967, accused of conspiring with the Biafra rebels, and was held as a political ______ for 22 months until 1969.
prisoner
Soyinka has published about 20 works: drama, novels, and ______.
Soyinka has published about 20 works: drama, novels, and ______.
Soyinka writes in ______ and his literary language is marked by great scope and richness of words.
Soyinka writes in ______ and his literary language is marked by great scope and richness of words.
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Playwright
Playwright
Someone who writes plays.
Article
Article
A written piece that expresses opinions or arguments.
Political Prisoner
Political Prisoner
A person kept in prison as a punishment or for political reasons.
Poetry
Poetry
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English
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Study Notes
Wole Soyinka: Biography and Literary Works
- Wole Soyinka was born on 13th July, 1934, in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
- He is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and political activist.
- Soyinka received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
Political Activism
- During the Nigerian civil war, Soyinka appealed for a cease-fire in an article.
- He was arrested in 1967, accused of conspiring with the Biafra rebels.
- Soyinka was held as a political prisoner for 22 months until 1969.
Literary Works
- Soyinka has published about 20 works, including drama, novels, and poetry.
- He writes in English, known for his literary language's great scope and richness of words.
- Notable plays:
- Keffi's Birthday Treat (1954)
- The Invention (1957)
- The Swamp Dwellers (1958)
- The Road (1965)
- The Bacchae of Euripides (1973)
- Camwood on the Leaves (1973)
- Jero's Metamorphosis (1973)
- Notable novels:
- The Interpreters (1965)
- Season of Anomy (1972)
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