When was Wole Soyinka born and when did they die?

Wole Soyinka was born in 1934 and is still alive today.

Who was alive at the same time as Wole Soyinka?

Wole Soyinka's closest contemporary was James Watson, with whom they shared 92 years of overlapping lifetimes. Explore more contemporaries on Timeliner.

Wole Soyinka

Q: What was Wole Soyinka known for?

Wole Soyinka was known for: First African Nobel laureate in Literature. Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, playwright, and poet. He has written three novels, ten collections of short stories, seven poetry collections, twenty-five plays and five memoirs. He also wrote two translated works and many articles and short stories for many newspapers and periodicals. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "wide cultural perspective and poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence".

1934 – present

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Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, playwright, and poet. He has written three novels, ten collections of short stories, seven poetry collections, twenty-five plays and five memoirs. He also wrote two translated works and many articles and short stories for many newspapers and periodicals. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "wide cultural perspective and poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence".

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