WOLE SOYINKA

Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature, Wole Soyinka enjoys a status that is consonant with his theatrical image. Known mainly for his superb plays, he is actually a very versatile writer; a novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, film-maker among other things. A prolific playwright, his celebrated drams include Kongi’s Harvest, The Bacchae of Euripides, Camwood on the  leaves, Madmen and Specialists, Opera Wonyosi, etc

Born in 1934, Soyinka began to show his great fecund talent for writing at a young age. By his mid thirties he had written a number of excellent plays, including The Lion and the jewel and The strong Breed. In the late 60's Soyinka was imprisoned by the Nigerian authorities as the Civil war raged on. Even after winning the Nobel award Soyinka kept on being creative in fascinating fashion; culminating in his great memoir, You Must set forth at dawn.


Studies:

Wole Soyinka : politics, poetics, and postcolonialism by Biodun Jeyifo

Wole Soyinka by Gerald Moore 

Wole Soyinka revisited by Derek Wright

The writing of Wole Soyinka by Eldred D Jones 

Wole Soyinka : an introduction to his writing by Obi Maduakor 

Critical perspectives on Wole Soyinka 

Wole Soyinka and modern tragedy : a study of dramatic theory and
practice by Ketu H Katrak 

Wole Soyinka by James Gibbs 

Achebe or Soyinka? : a study in contrasts by Kole Omotoso 

Perspectives on Wole Soyinka : freedom and complexity 

Wole Soyinka : an appraisal by Adewale Maja-Pearce 

Index of subjects, proverbs, and themes in the writings of Wole
Soyinka by Greta M Coger