29/08/2022
Professor Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka born 13 July 1934), known as Wole Soyinka , is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language.
He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for “in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence.” He is the first sub-Saharan African to be honoured in that category.
Mr Soyinka has published about 90 pieces of intellectual work that often reflect on culture and tradition, creativity and power, activism, and the artistic process.
He has held university professorships and lectured at many higher education institutions, including Harvard, Emory, Loyola Marymount, and Yale in the United States.
He is also an active member of international, artistic, and human rights organisations.
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has been appointed as ‘Arts Professor of Theatre’ by the New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The announcement on the university’s website states that the Laureate will play a key role in building the university’s deep strength within the arts and its growth as a preeminent research and teaching university and a world-class leader in global higher education.
© Ibrahim Ayandare