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Faces of Africa. Wole Soyinka : glutton of tranquility / producer/director, Ruud Elmendorp ; production company, A24 Media.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soyinka, Wole.
- Authors, Nigerian--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, Nigerian.
- Political activists--Nigeria--Biography.
- Political activists.
- Political prisoners--Nigeria--Biography.
- Political prisoners.
- Nigeria--Politics and government--20th century.
- Nigeria.
- Nigeria--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (29 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Wole Soyinka
- Wole Soyinka : glutton of tranquility
- Place of Publication:
- Nairobi, Kenya : Africa24 Media, 2015.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Wole Soyinka is among contemporary Africa's greatest writers. He is also one of the continent's most imaginative advocates of native culture and of the humane social order. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first sub-Saharan African to be honoured in that category.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Ahmed Salim.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed June 27, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1201519621
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