He writes in English and his literary language is marked by great scope and richness of words.Īs dramatist, Soyinka has been influenced by, among others, the Irish writer, J.M. Soyinka has published about 20 works: drama, novels and poetry. For this he was arrested in 1967, accused of conspiring with the Biafra rebels, and was held as a political prisoner for 22 months until 1969. He has periodically been visiting professor at the universities of Cambridge, Sheffield, and Yale.ĭuring the civil war in Nigeria, Soyinka appealed in an article for cease-fire. In 1960, he founded the theatre group, “The 1960 Masks” and in 1964, the “Orisun Theatre Company”, in which he has produced his own plays and taken part as actor. At the same time, he taught drama and literature at various universities in Ibadan, Lagos, and Ife, where, since 1975, he has been professor of comparative literature. In 1960, he was awarded a Rockefeller bursary and returned to Nigeria to study African drama.
During the six years spent in England, he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London 1958-1959. After preparatory university studies in 1954 at Government College in Ibadan, he continued at the University of Leeds, where, later, in 1973, he took his doctorate. W ole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 at Abeokuta, near Ibadan in western Nigeria. Share via Email: Wole Soyinka – Biographical Share this content via Email.Share on LinkedIn: Wole Soyinka – Biographical Share this content on LinkedIn.Tweet: Wole Soyinka – Biographical Share this content on Twitter.Share on Facebook: Wole Soyinka – Biographical Share this content on Facebook.The event which took place on the 8th of December ,2017, at the June 12 cultural center kuto,Abeokuta, Ogun state, was graced by the the Noble Laureate, Wole Soyinka and wife, Executive director (NFVCB), Alh Adedayo Thomas and wife, Producer of the film ‘Sidi Ilujinle’, Tunde Kelani, Veteran actor and Producer Olu Jacobs, actress and Producer Joke Silva, veteran Yoruba actor Adebayo Salami popularly known as oga Bello, among others.Īddressing Journalists after the event, Oga Bello who played the part of Baale Baruka in the movie ‘ sidi Ilujinle’, described Alh Adedayo Thomas as a man who is aware of the National Film and Video Censors Boards’ mandate and also responsive to his duties as the executive director of the agency that regulates the film industry in the country. Adedayo Thomas, was present at the premiere of the movie ‘Sidi Ilujinle’, a film adaptation of the novel the Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka in Abeokuta. The Executive Director of National Film and Video Censors Board ( NFVCB ) Alh.
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