Our celebrity of the day is Professor Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka, popularly referred to as Professor Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian playwright and poet. He was awarded the Nobel prize for Literature in the year 1986 thus making him the first black African to be honored in such category.
BIODATA
Date of Birth: 13 July 1934.
Age: 81 years.
Place of Birth: Abeokuta, Ogun state.
Nationality: Nigeria.
Spouse(S): Folake Doherty Soyinka.
Number of Children: Five(5).
Occupation: Author, Poet, Playwright.
Genre: Drama, Novel, Poetry.
Subject taught: Comparative Literature.
Notable Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature(1986), Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award(2009).
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