What award did Wole Soyinka receive?
What award did Wole Soyinka receive?
Nobel Prize in Literature
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Lifetime Achievement
Wole Soyinka/Awards
What did Wole Soyinka win the Nobel Prize for?
Nobel Prize for Literature
Despite troubles at home, Soyinka’s reputation in the outside world had never been greater. In 1986, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, the first African author to be so honored.
When did Soyinka receive the Nobel Prize for Literature?
1986
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986 was awarded to Wole Soyinka “who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence.”
When was Wole Soyinka awarded the Nobel Prize?
Wole Soyinka, in full Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka, (born July 13, 1934, Abeokuta, Nigeria), Nigerian playwright and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
Who is the first Nigeria Nobel Laureate?
Wole Soyinka
| Wole Soyinka | |
|---|---|
| Period | 1957–present |
| Genre | Drama novel poetry |
| Subject | Comparative literature |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1986 Benson Medal from Royal Society of Literature 1990 Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award 2009 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, Lifetime Achievement 2012 |
Who is the first African to win Nobel Prize?
Albert Luthuli
The first Black African recipient, Albert Luthuli, was awarded the Peace Prize in 1960 and the first White African who received the prize was Max Theiler in 1951 for Physiology or Medicine….Laureates.
| Year | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Name | Albert Luthuli |
| Country | South Africa |
| Category | Peace |
| Comment | First Black African to win a Nobel Prize |
Who is the first professor of English in Nigeria?
| Tayo Lamidi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mufutau Tèmítáyọ̀ Lamidi4 February 1965 Iresi, Boluwaduro, Osun State, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Professor of English, University of Ibadan |
| Alma mater | University of Ibadan |
| Notable works | Aspects of Chomskyan Grammar Introduction to English Grammar and Composition |
