Wole Soyinka on writing, politics and the power of a novel
Intelligence Squared - A podcast by Intelligence Squared
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It’s been almost 50 years since Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel laureate for literature, last published a novel. Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth is, his fellow writers agree, worth the wait. He joins Dr Louisa Egbunike , Associate Professor in African Literature at Durham University, to discuss its his latest work: a satire and a whodunit mystery encompassing an expansive assessment of the last 60 years of Nigerian history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
