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Writer Wole Soyinka
ResumeIt's been four decades since the young Nigerian writer and firebrand took over a radio station at gunpoint to denounce a stolen election. Years since he shared playwright honors with Tom Stoppard and a solitary jail cell with no one. Years since he denounced neo-Tarzanism, suffered exile, feared for his life in Atlanta.
But Soyinka is still writing, still plumbing Africa's soul, still denouncing dictators.
Hear a conversation with Africa's most acclaimed writer and unrelenting dissident, Wole Soyinka.
Guests:
Wole Soyinka, essayist, poet, novelist, playwright, 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature recepient. His most recent work is "You Must Set Forth at Dawn: A Memoir."
This program aired on April 28, 2006.