Wole Soyinka-early Life

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WOLESOYINKA

I grew up in an atmosphere wherewords were an integral part ofculture.

Power is domination, control, and

therefore a very selective form oftruth which is a lie.

I grew up in an atmosphere wherewords were an integral part ofculture.

I don't really consider myself a

novelist, it just came out purely byaccident.

But theater, because of its nature,both text, images, multimedia effects,has a wider base of communicationwith an audience. That's why I call itthe most social of the various art

forms.

"Some people think the Nobel Prizemakes you bulletproof. I never hadthat illusion,"


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WoleSoyinka


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EARLY

LIFEvSoyinka was born on 13 July 1934, in the city of Abeokuta,Ogun State in Nigeria's Western Region

vParents Name : Samuel Ayodele Soyinka (S.A. or "Essay)andGrace Eniola Soyinka ("Wild Christian)

vSoyinka grew up in an atmosphere of religious syncretism,with influences from both Christianity and his culture'straditional beliefs.

vIn 1940, after attending St. Peters Primary School, Soyinkawent to Abokuta Grammar School

vIn 1946 he was accepted by Government College in Ibadan,

vAfter preparatory university studies in 1954 at GovernmentCollege in Ibadan, he continued at the University of Leeds,where, later, in 1973, he took his doctorate degree.
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vSoyinka gives a detailed account of his early life inAk: The Years of Childhood, which chronicles his experiencesuntil about the age of ten.

vIn 1960, he founded the theatre group, "The 1960 Masks"and in 1964, the "Orisun Theatre Company", in which he hasproduced his own plays and taken part as actor.

vSoyinka's first published poem, "Telephone Conversation,"

demonstrates his flair for satire;

vSoyinka's first novel, The Interpreters, published in 1965

vHe was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, wherehe was recognised as a man "who in a wide cultural

perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama ofexistence", and became the first African to be so honoured.

vIn 1994, he was designated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadorfor the promotion of African culture, human rights, freedomof expression, media and communication.
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