Today, 13 July is the
birthday of Prof. Wole Soyinka. Born 78 years ago, Akinwande Oluwole
"Wole" Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, notable especially as a playwright and poet;
he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first
African in Africa and the diaspora to be so
honoured. Connoisseur wishes him a
happy birthday.
