At 90, Wole Soyinka Revisits His Younger, More Optimistic Self

Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian writer deeply invested in art and politics, describes himself as a “fundamentalist of human freedom.” Despite experiencing political imprisonment and treason charges, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986. Approaching his 90th birthday, Soyinka attempted to disengage from the world but found it difficult to sustain, ultimately rediscovering his play “The Swamp Dwellers” and reflecting on the optimistic depiction of a hybrid community within it.

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