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Wole Soyinka

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986

Interview

Interview, April 2005

Interview with the 1986 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Wole Soyinka, 28 April 2005 by freelance journalist Simon Stanford.

Soyinka talks about his childhood in Aké; his experiences of the decolonization progress (6:04); how the political activities have influenced his writing (11:19); his being a "lazy writer" (15:28); theatre's advantage of reaching the audience (18:55); the Nobel Prize and how it has affected his life (28:20); and the threat of intolerance (36:34).
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