How Nobel Laureate Award Exposed Me To Danger — Wole Soyinka …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
Nobel Laureate. Professor Wole Soyinka, the first sub-Saharan African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, recently shared how the prestigious award has had unintended consequences, putting him at risk and intensifying his isolation.
Soyinka, who was honoured with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986 for his profound cultural perspective and the “poetic overtones” in his work, reflected on the personal impact of the accolade in a recent interview with CNN’s Larry Madowo.
He explained that his active role in Nigeria’s political sphere often clashed with the country’s…
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