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Tag: Wole Soyinka

Remains of a Tide by JP Clark
New Books Nigeria Poetry

Nigerian poetry legend JP Clark launches new poetry collection.

James Murua February 6, 2018 No Comments JP ClarkProf Wole SoyinkaRemains of a TideWole Soyinka

Nigerian legend JP Clark launched his newest poetry collection Remains of a Tide at a jam packed event at the University of Lagos, Nigeria on…

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Keorapetse Kgositsile with Wole Soyinka
South Africa Transition

Soyinka, Aidoo, Ngugi give tributes to Prof Keorapetse Kgositsile

James Murua January 18, 2018 No Comments Ama Ata AidooKeorapetse KgositsileNgugi Wa ThiongoProf Keorapetse KgositsileWole Soyinka

Prof Keorapetse Kgositsile was given a state funeral at the Heroes Acre, West Park Cemetery in Johannesburg, South Africa on January 16, 2018. There were…

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Wole Soyinka
Awards Nigeria

Wole Soyinka to receive Europe Theatre Prize 2017

James Murua December 14, 2017 No Comments Wole Soyinka

Africa’s first Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka is the recipient of The Europe Theatre Prize 2017. The Europe Theatre Prize is an award of the European…

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African Literary Festivals Kenya

Storymoja Festival 2014 Daily Blog – Saturday 20th September

James Murua September 21, 2014 No Comments Dilman DilaFaith KarimiJeff KoinangeShevajee KashavjeeStorymoja FestivalStorymoja Festival 2014Tony MochamaVaishnaavi RammohanWole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka never showed up for the gala event on Friday night and I was starting to feel like these guys were avoiding…

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African Literary Festivals Kenya

The Storymoja Festival 2014 is here!

James Murua September 17, 2014 No Comments Biko ZuluDizrealiDr. Kinyanjui NgangaJeff KoinangeKwame DawesLadan OsmanOyunga PalaPrajwal ParajulySitawa NamwalieStorymoja Hay FestivalStorymoja Hay Festival 2014Teju ColeWole Soyinka

It took a while but after many moons of preparation and other such things the Storymoja Festival 2014 is upon us. The National Museum of…

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African Literary Festivals

Wole Soyinka confirms Storymoja Hay Festival 2014 attendance

James Murua May 19, 2014 No Comments Storymoja Hay FestivalStorymoja Hay Festival 2014Wole Soyinka

The Storymoja Hay festival wasn’t the best last year as one of its most prominent guests Dr Kofi Awoonor died when terrorists attacked the Westgate…

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