Oluwole

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Oluwole is the given first name of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian Nobel Prize–winning playwright, poet, and political activist.

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Oluwole canonical 3

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Literature
Yoruba given name
essayist
human
playwright
poet
political activist
alsoKnownAs Wole Soyinka
awardReceived Nigerian National Order of Merit
Nobel Prize in Literature
citizenship Nigerian
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
dateOfBirth 1934-07-13
educatedAt University of Ibadan
University of Leeds
ethnicGroup Yoruba people
familyName Soyinka
linked to: Wole Soyinka
fieldOfWork drama
literary criticism
poetry
gender male
genre lyric poetry
political drama
tragedy
givenName Oluwole
hasGivenName Oluwole
hasNickname Wole
linked to: Olu
hasNotableBearer Oluwole Soyinka
linked to: Wole Soyinka
language Yoruba
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement African literature
postcolonial literature
notableFor criticism of military dictatorship in Nigeria
notableWork A Dance of the Forests
Death and the King’s Horseman
Kongi’s Harvest
The Interpreters
The Man Died
occupation essayist
playwright
poet
political activist
professor
placeOfBirth Abeokuta
religion secular humanism
usedBy Yoruba people

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Wole Soyinka givenName Oluwole
Oluwole Soyinka givenName Oluwole
subject linked to: Oluwole
Oluwole Soyinka hasGivenName Oluwole
subject linked to: Oluwole