1986 沃勒-索因卡 尼日利亚

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Wole Soyinka
Facts
Wole Soyinka
Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.
Wole Soyinka
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986

Born: 13 July 1934, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Residence at the time of the award: Nigeria

Prize motivation: "who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence."

Language: English

Prize share: 1/1

Life
Wole Soyinka was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria. His father was a priest in the Anglican Church and principal of a school. His mother owned a store and was active within the women's liberation movement. His family belongs to the Yoruba people, whose culture has influenced Soyinka's works. After studying in Nigeria and the UK, Soyinka worked at a theatre in London. His pointed criticism of Nigerian political regimes has contributed to his living mostly abroad, primarily in the US, where he has held professorships at several universities. Soyinka has six children.

Work
Wole Soyinka is best known as a playwright. Alongside his literary career, he has also worked as an actor and in theaters in Nigeria and Great Britain. His works also include poetry, novels, and essays. Soyinka writes in English, but his works are rooted in his native Nigeria and the Yoruba culture, with its legends, tales, and traditions. His writing also includes influences from Western traditions - from classical tragedies to modernist drama.



Wole Soyinka
事实
沃勒-索因卡
照片来自诺贝尔基金会档案。
沃勒-索因卡
1986年诺贝尔文学奖获得者

生于：1934年7月13日，尼日利亚阿贝奥库塔

获奖时的住所。尼日利亚

获奖动机。"他以广泛的文化视角和诗意的色彩来塑造生存的戏剧。

语言。英语

奖金份额。1/1

生平
沃勒-索因卡出生在尼日利亚的阿贝奥库塔。他的父亲是英国圣公会的一名牧师和一所学校的校长。他的母亲拥有一家商店，在妇女解放运动中很活跃。他的家庭属于约鲁巴人，其文化影响了索因卡的作品。在尼日利亚和英国学习后，索因卡在伦敦的一家剧院工作。他对尼日利亚政治政权的尖锐批评促使他大部分时间生活在国外，主要是在美国，他在那里的几所大学担任过教授职位。索因卡有六个孩子。

作品
沃勒-索因卡最出名的是剧作家。除了文学生涯外，他还在尼日利亚和英国的剧院担任演员和工作。他的作品还包括诗歌、小说和散文。索因卡用英语写作，但他的作品植根于他的祖国尼日利亚和约鲁巴文化，包括其传说、故事和传统。他的写作也包括来自西方传统的影响--从古典悲剧到现代主义戏剧。