Wole Soyinka

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:award
gptkb:Artist
gptkb:Author
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:award
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Leeds
gptkb:University_of_Ibadan
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Obafemi_Awolowo_University
gptkb:University_of_Ibadan
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
gptkb:International_Booker_Prize
gptkbp:awards gptkb:1986
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
gptkb:Nigerian_National_Order_of_Merit
gptkb:UNESCO's_International_Literacy_Prize
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Leeds
Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cape Town
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Essex
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
gptkbp:birth_date July 13, 1934
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Abeokuta,_Nigeria
gptkbp:born Abeokuta
gptkbp:children gptkb:Iyiola_Soyinka
gptkb:Zia_Soyinka
Kemi Soyinka
gptkbp:education_institution gptkb:University_of_Leeds
gptkb:University_of_Ibadan
gptkbp:has_influence_on Social movements
Contemporary writers
gptkbp:has_occupation gptkb:University
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:playwright
gptkbp:has_written gptkb:The_Road
gptkb:Chronicles_from_the_Land_of_the_Happiest_People_on_Earth
gptkb:The_Trials_of_Brother_Jero
gptkb:Requiem_for_a_Nun
gptkb:The_Secret_Lives_of_Baba_Segi's_Wives
gptkb:A_Dance_of_the_Forests
gptkb:A_Play_of_Giants
gptkb:Aké:_The_Years_of_Childhood
gptkb:Death_and_the_King's_Horseman
gptkb:The_Interpreters
gptkb:The_Lion_and_the_Jewel
gptkb:The_Man_Died
gptkb:The_Man_Died:_Prison_Notes
The Swamp Dwellers
The Beatification of Area Boy
The Open Sore of a Continent
The Strong Breed
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
Requiem for a Country
The Burden of Memory, the Muse of Forgiveness
Several plays
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gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Chinua_Achebe
gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:Ayi_Kwei_Armah
gptkb:Educational_Institution
African culture
Western literature
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:award
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkb:fictional_character
gptkb:Educational_Institution
gptkb:literary_work
gptkb:poet
Symbol of resistance
Human rights advocate
Voice for the voiceless
Activist writer
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:is_associated_with Literary criticism
gptkbp:is_influenced_by African culture
gptkbp:is_known_for Political activism
Poetic drama
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Literary contributions
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:A_Dance_of_the_Forests
gptkb:Death_and_the_King's_Horseman
gptkb:The_Lion_and_the_Jewel
gptkb:The_Man_Died
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Road
gptkb:Chronicles_from_the_Land_of_the_Happiest_People_on_Earth
gptkb:The_Trials_of_Brother_Jero
gptkb:A_Play_of_Giants
gptkb:The_Interpreters
gptkb:The_Lion_and_the_Jewel
gptkb:The_Man_Died:_Prison_Notes
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
The Burden of Memory, the Muse of Forgiveness
A Dance of the Forests (play)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:offers_degree gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:National_Democratic_Coalition
gptkb:Social_Democratic_Party
opposition to military rule
gptkbp:received Numerous awards
gptkbp:resides_in gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Folake_Soyinka
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Man_Died
gptkbp:year gptkb:1986