African Writers
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African writers and poets SOYINKA, Wole (Born in Nigeria, July 13, 1934) ACHEBE, Chinua (1930) Clark John Pepper (Born April 6, 1935) NGUGI WA THIONG (January 5, 1938)
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African Writers
- 2. SOYINKA, Wole Born in Nigeria, July 13, 1934. The foremost EnglishLanguage poet and certainly the most celebrated playwright of black America. His work earned him the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature.
- 3. ACHEBE, Chinua (1930) Nigerian novelist and poet, whose first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), set the theme for his subsequent work: the impact of Western influences on traditional Africa society.
- 4. CLARK, John Pepper Nigerian Poet, dramatist, an d Literacy critic. Born April 6, 1935, contribute d significantly to the Nigerian renaissance of the late 50s and early ’60s.
- 5. NGUGI WA THIONG Born in Kenya, January 5, 1938 is considered the most important East African novelist. Educated in both Kenya and England, he taught literature for many years.