Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka turns 80 tomorrow, so it's good to see him get a bit of attention.
At Deutsche Welle Thomas Mösch profiles him, in Nigerian Nobel laureate in literature Wole Soyinka turns 80, while in This Day Dele Momodu reflects As Wole Soyinka Clocks 80 Tomorrow. More coverage will surely follow (though maybe not so much in the US/UK ... ?)
You could also do worse than turn to, say, his Nobel lecture, This Past Must Address Its Present (you can listen to it on that page, too) -- or read some of his books; several are under review at the complete review; see, for example, Of Africa and A Play of Giants.
At Deutsche Welle Thomas Mösch profiles him, in Nigerian Nobel laureate in literature Wole Soyinka turns 80, while in This Day Dele Momodu reflects As Wole Soyinka Clocks 80 Tomorrow. More coverage will surely follow (though maybe not so much in the US/UK ... ?)
You could also do worse than turn to, say, his Nobel lecture, This Past Must Address Its Present (you can listen to it on that page, too) -- or read some of his books; several are under review at the complete review; see, for example, Of Africa and A Play of Giants.