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03472aam a2200433 i 4500 001 ECB76CCC5B3C11ED8F2A915D41ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221103010037 008 210510s2022 nyua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2021011690 020 $a 1501375768 020 $a 9781501375767 020 $a 150137575X 020 $a 9781501375750 035 $a (OCoLC)1198218788 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d YUS $d BKL $d OCLCO $d MUU $d OCLCO $d DGU $d JNA $d GYG $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PR9387.9 S6 Z613 2022 100 1 $a Dauda, Bola, $e author. $4 aut 245 10 $a Wole Soyinka : $b literature, activism, and African transformation / $c Bola Dauda and Toyin Falola. 246 30 $a Literature, activism, and African transformation 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Bloomsbury Academic, $c 2022. 300 $a xiv, 295 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Black literary and cultural expressions 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t Conclusion : Will Soyinka's Works Outlive Him? $t Studies on Wole Soyinka ; $t Wole Soyinka in Historical Perspective -- $t Part 2: Historical and Cultural Background. $t Abeokuta : The City of Innovations and Creativity ; $t Collective Traditions, Childhood, and Rites of Passage ; $t Nobel Laureate : Literary Scholarship and Nation-building ; $t Relationships, Beliefs, and Values -- $t Part 3: Literary Works. $t Soyinka's Novels ; $t Dramatic Oeuvre ; $t Soyinka's Poetry ; $t The Politics of Soyinka's Literature -- $t Part 4: Legacies and Conclusion. $t Soyinka's Contribution to Literature ; $t Soyinka's Literary Achievements and the Use of Language ; $t Conclusion : Will Soyinka's Works Outlive Him? 520 $a "This timely and expansive biography of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian writer, Nobel laureate, and social activist, shows how the author's early years influence his life's work and how his writing, in turn, informs his political engagement. Three sections spanning his life, major texts, and place in history, connect Soyinka's legacy with global issues beyond the borders of his own country, and indeed beyond the African continent. Covering his encounters with the widespread rise of kleptocratic rule and international corporate corruption, his reflection on the human condition of the North-South divide, and the consequences of postcolonialism, this comprehensive biography locates Wole Soyinka as a global figure whose life and works have made him a subject of conversation in the public sphere, as well as one of Africa's most successful and popular authors. Looking at the different forms of Soyinka's work--plays, novels, and memoirs, among others--this volume argues that Soyinka used writing to inform, mobilize, and sometimes incite civil action, in a decades-long attempt at literary social engineering"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Soyinka, Wole. 600 10 $a Soyinka, Wole $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 0 $a Authors, Nigerian $y 20th century $v Biography. 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 700 1 $a Falola, Toyin, $e author. $4 aut 776 08 $i Online version: $a Dauda, Bola. $t Wole Soyinka $d New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021 $z 9781501375774 $w (DLC) 2021011691 830 0 $a Black literary and cultural expressions. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230302015708.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20230218011027.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=ECB76CCC5B3C11ED8F2A915D41ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search