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Prof wole soyinka was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1986. Wole soyinka wole soyinka, a nigerian poet was born in 1934. The man died, now regarded as a classic of prison literature, is a product of this experience. During the nigerian civil war 19671970 wole soyinka was arrested and incarcerated for twentytwo months, most of it spent in solitary confinement in a cell, 4ft by 8ft. Click download or read online button to get man died book now. Wole soyinka born july th, 1934 wole soyinka, in full akinwande olu wole soyinka, was born on july, 1934, in abeokuta, nigeria. Prison notes and the account of his childhood, ake, in which a parents warmth and interest in their son is prominent. Secondly, you will be able to download the man died. He sometimes wrote of modern west africa in a satirical style, but his serious intent and his belief in the evils inherent in the exercise of power usually was evident in his work as well. The years of childhood, right within the prison walls.
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