Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Șoyinka is a Nigerian writer, notable especially as a playwright and poet; he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first person in Africa and the diaspora to be so honoured. Wikipedia
Born: July 13, 1934 (age 78), Abeokuta, Nigeria
Education: University of Ibadan
Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Nominations: Neustadt International Prize for Literature
