Wole Soyinka: Literature, Activism, and African Transformation

by Toyin Falola and Bola Dauda

Book Overview

This timely and expansive biography of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian writer, Nobel laureate, and social activist, shows how the author's early years influence his life's work and how his writing, in turn, informs his political engagement. Three sections spanning his life, major texts, and place in history, connect Soyinka's legacy with global issues beyond the borders of his own country, and indeed beyond the African continent.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150137575X
• ISBN13: 9781501375750
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"