flâneur

Wole Soyinka - Why Do I Fast?

lindaktong.github.io · 1,907 words · saved by 1 readers

N/A

WOLE S OYINKA Wale Soyinka (1934- ) is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his innovative work in the theater, where he has mixed African folklore and mythology with Western absurdist techniques in plays such as A Dance in the Forests, The Strong Breed, Kongi's Harvest, and The Road. During the Nigerian civil war (1967-1969), Soyinka was imprisoned without charge or trial. The Man Died: Prison Notes is a searing account of that period, particularly impressive because Soyinka continued to experiment with literary techniques in telling…

related reading