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What is the title of the book which Wole Soyinka won for nobel prize?
Not one particular book, but in awarding the noble prize all his works were considered Opinion by Ozo nwogu
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What are the themes language structure of After the Deluge by Wole Soyinka?
basically one of his themes is the corruption of a tyrant and how this tyrant has been stealing from the country (Nigeria) resources. In the end, his life was spared so that h…e can live the life of a normal human looking for water and food (MORE)
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Is wole soyinka still living?
Yes, Wole Soyinka is still alive...
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Summary of telephone conversation by wole soyinka?
Telephone conversation is about an African man who wishes to rent an apartment and so has phoned the landlady to inquire. Once the landlady answers the man decides he must con…fess, as if he has committed a crime, about his nationality as the persona in the poem is well aware of the wide spread prejudice against people of African descent and feels he must get the fact out of the way. However, unaware of the extent of the landlady's ignorance, he is shocked and annoyed by her cold, inpersonal and demeaning approach to his confession. On hearing her reply, her voice strikes the man as that of a a pretentious snob, describing the voice as "Lipstick coated, long gold-rolled/Cigarette-holder pipped". The landlady, concerned by this information placed in front of her, replies, bluntly, "HOW DARK?" Soyinka choosing to use capital letters to capture the woman's speech, perhaps trying to convey the pure simplicty of her thought process. Dumbfounded by the woman's reply, the man is left in silence, and the woman pursues her inquiry (ironic as it is the man who phoned to inquire) in to the colour of the man, as she says, "...LIGHT OR VERY DARK?" The man is shocked by this simplistic approach, Soyinka comparing it to the buttons in the telephone box "Button A. Button B". We are made aware of his anger as he refers to the colour of the booth, the pillar-box and the double tiered omnibus; all red. This focus on colour also refers to the racism being portrayed in the poem. Soyinka humorously uses sarcasm as he says 'Shamed/By ill mannered silence" when it is obvious that is the woman who is the ill mannered of the two. The woman repeats her question, as roundabout as she had done previously and the man replies cryptically, "West African Sepia", aware that the woman is oblivious to such detail and vocabulary, and this creates humorous irony, as it is her who is treating the man as a lower being yet he confuses her with his intelligence: she wants a simplistic 'black and white' answer. The man, with the woman still confused, sarcastically continues to describe himself, trying to simplify it for her yet continuing in a higher register than her own, telling her that his face is "brunette", his hands and and feet are a "peroxide blond" and his bottom is "raven black", the latter adding to his sense of anger at her as he insults her simple mindedness and her desire to categorize him. The Landlady, discontented with the man's answer and still unaware of the irony and the man's insult, hangs up the phone. With an empty telephone line the man pleads to her sense of decency "Wouldn't you rather see for yourself?" leaving his question unto the reader. (MORE)
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What is the plot summary of the strong breed by wole soyinka?
A symbolic play in a greater extend, Wole Soyinka's play "The Strong Breed", is all bout the rituals and superstitious believes prevailing in the African society. Wole Soyinka… is perhaps the most misunderstood, exceedingly controversial figure in the Nigerian public and literary life. The theme of the need of the societies to sacrifice one of their own to bring about purgation of the societies is dealt in this play. Throughout the narrative, an atmosphere of foreboding prevails. At the onset, Sunma, urges Eman, who is a stranger to her village, to leave the place before evening. The reason for her restlessness is revealed to both Eman and the readers very gradually. The village has an annual New Year purification rite in which the wrong doings of the villagers are heaped on 'carrier'- a stranger- so that the community may be redeemed of its sins and have rejuvenation in all sense. There is an inherent idea that the society will be spiritually strengthened as an aftermath of these sacrifices. The play moves on with Eman's decision to be the "carrier". Initially he is not aware of its implications. Eman's family bearing the title the "Strong Breed", undertakes the task of bearing the evil of the village in a vessel across the river annually. The play also deals with the outcaste characters like 'the girl' and the abandoned Ifada. The words which Sunma uses to address Ifada, "horrible insect". The rigid caste system carving the roots of the once colonized continent is evident in this work. Chinua Achebe's short story "Marriage is a Private Affair", deals with the caste-bound constraints of Africa. This even provokes us to think, was it for this that the British left the continent. It even invokes us to think us about the deplorable conditions of the North Indian states. It is the question of our right to live. "Chance" also plays a major determining factor in the play. The exercise of the free- will is also a crucial factor. Eman's destiny solely rests on his mental faculty. He decides to stay in the village and take on the role of the scapegoat. But as a matter of fact Eman eventually recognizes that it is better to choose his destiny rather than to live it. The cynicism and the hypocritical attitude of the elders in the village is also evident. The fact that ideologies get manipulated everywhere also evolves through this work. The village is drawn into an atmosphere of utter chaos when Eman tries to free himself from the strangleholds of the villagers. In spite of this, even after Eman is killed, his "sacrificial death" does not appear to contend the villagers. On the contrary, it evokes horror, dread and guilt. But did the society get rejuvenation? The idea of moral disgust permeates the play. Even after the sacrifice of Eman, the confusion and the hypocritical attitude continues in the society. The readers are indeed bewildered with the words of Jaguna "There are those who will pay for this night's work!" (MORE)
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What is the name wole soyinka wife?
I can tell you because wole soyinka is my uncle! I call her Auntie Folake but her name is folake soyinka. I can tell you because wole soyinka is my uncle! I call he…r Auntie Folake but her name is folake soyinka. (MORE)
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What is the Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka all about?
Telephone conversation is about an African man who wishes to rent an apartment and so has phoned the landlady to inquire. Once the landlady answers the man decides he must con…fess, as if he has committed a crime, about his nationality as the persona in the poem is well aware of the wide spread prejudice against people of African descent and feels he must get the fact out of the way. However, unaware of the extent of the landlady's ignorance, he is shocked and annoyed by her cold, inpersonal and demeaning approach to his confession. On hearing her reply, her voice strikes the man as that of a a pretentious snob, describing the voice as "Lipstick coated, long gold-rolled/Cigarette-holder pipped". The landlady, concerned by this information placed in front of her, replies, bluntly, "HOW DARK?" Soyinka choosing to use capital letters to capture the woman's speech, perhaps trying to convey the pure simplicty of her thought process. Dumbfounded by the woman's reply, the man is left in silence, and the woman pursues her inquiry (ironic as it is the man who phoned to inquire) in to the colour of the man, as she says, "...LIGHT OR VERY DARK?" The man is shocked by this simplistic approach, Soyinka comparing it to the buttons in the telephone box "Button A. Button B". We are made aware of his anger as he refers to the colour of the booth, the pillar-box and the double tiered omnibus; all red. This focus on colour also refers to the racism being portrayed in the poem. Soyinka humorously uses sarcasm as he says 'Shamed/By ill mannered silence" when it is obvious that is the woman who is the ill mannered of the two. The woman repeats her question, as roundabout as she had done previously and the man replies cryptically, "West African Sepia", aware that the woman is oblivious to such detail and vocabulary, and this creates humorous irony, as it is her who is treating the man as a lower being yet he confuses her with his intelligence: she wants a simplistic 'black and white' answer. The man, with the woman still confused, sarcastically continues to describe himself, trying to simplify it for her yet continuing in a higher register than her own, telling her that his face is "brunette", his hands and and feet are a "peroxide blond" and his bottom is "raven black", the latter adding to his sense of anger at her as he insults her simple mindedness and her desire to categorize him. The Landlady, discontented with the man's answer and still unaware of the irony and the man's insult, hangs up the phone. With an empty telephone line the man pleads to her sense of decency "Wouldn't you rather see for yourself?" leaving his question unto the reader. (MORE)
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Summary of Ogun Abibiman by wole soyinka.?
ogun is one of the famous poems of soyinka. it brings out the yoruba culture of african people.
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Summary on lion and jewel by wole soyinka?
It just so happens that I was looking for the same thing, so here are two sets of notes I found:(1) from http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/anglophone/soyinka.html#lion(with a few sma…ll revisions)The Lion and the Jewel (1963)This play is one of Soyinka's most popular. Despite occasional uses of unconventional devices, it is readily accessible and highly entertaining. Like Death and the King's Horseman, a much more serious work, it explores the value of traditional Yoruba ways vs. European innovations. Some modern readers object to its treatment of women and find the humor spoiled by the sexism. What is your reaction?MorningThe play is set in the village of Ilujinle. Note Lakunle's age. Despite his behavior on occasion, he is essentially a lively young man. He tries to emulate European notions of courtesy by relieving Sidi of her burden, though carrying water is traditionally a women's task. His flirtatious opening speech may seem rather crude, but is typical of the kind of jesting that goes on in courtship. Sidi is not so much shocked as bored by Lakunle.Sidi cleverly answers his insistence that she should abandon the traditional way of carrying loads on her head. Note the contrast between the ideas that Lakunle has derived from books about women's weakness and Sidi's answers based on experience. Baroka, the Bale (chief) of the village is a major character later in the play, here introduced as standing for tradition.When Lakunle proposes to Sidi he is quoting words he has read in popular English books about marriage. Note that his pretentious metaphors are answered by her pithy proverb. "Bush" means "uncivilized," typical of people who live in the bush.Their relationship is clarified when Sidi says she wants a bride-price. It is not that she lacks affection for Lakunle--what has passed before has been essentially good-natured sparring on her part. But she insists on the tradition which will prove her value in the eyes of the village. Lakunle, in his "Pulpit-declamatory" style, quotes to her lines from the wedding service which are in turn quoted from Genesis 2:24.Sidi is eager to see the stranger's book. Notice how the conflict in the play which has been between Lakunle and Sidi is now complicated by the tension between Sidi and Baroka. How do you react to Sidi's celebration of her own beauty?The dance of the lost Traveler draws on Yoruba tradition and that of many other African peoples. Current events are often depicted and commented upon in dances involving costumes and pantomime. It is this sort of "street theater" which Soyinka sees as providing fertile ground for the development of drama in Africa. One of the problems with reading a play rather than seeing it performed, is that one skims quickly over what would be a very impressive high point in the production, with dancing and drumming building to a climax. Imagine this "dance" taking quite a long time and having much more dramatic impact than anything that has gone before. Note that Lakunle finally enters into the dance with enthusiasm. Despite his modern pretensions, he is underneath not so alien to Sidi and her comrades as one might at first suppose. The stranger had been photographing Sidi while she was bathing, and she quickly grabbed up her clothes to cover herself when she saw him.Baroka gives Lakunle the traditional greeting and is displeased to get a European one in return. Far from being displeased by the dance, he insists on it being continued, playing the role he played in the original incident. When he tells Lakunle "You tried to steal our village maidenhead" he is speaking to the character Lakunle is playing, not the villager himself. He is telling him to go on acting. It is significant that Lakunle has been given the part of the stranger.Noon"The Lion" is Baroka's nickname. It is common in many cultures for men to use elderly women as go-betweens to solicit a new bride. What do you think of the fact that Sidi seems to have learned that she is beautiful through the magazine photographs? How do the magazine photographs affect Sidi's perception of Baroka? The storm god Sango (often spelled "Shango" or "Xango") is a West African deity, the most famous of those to have survived the slave trade to the western hemisphere, where his name is invoked in such places as Bahia and Haiti, where African traditions linger on among the black inhabitants. Of what quality does Lakunle accuse Baroka?Laukunle's story is told through pantomime, in the form of another dance. Again it is important not to skip quickly over this passage, but to attempt to imagine it vividly enacted on stage. A matchet is a large knife used for clearing brush, machete in Spanish. Note how the Bale is worked into this "flashback." A bull-roarer is a carved piece of wood or stone which is whiled at the end of a long cord to produce a mysterious roaring sound, part of the religious traditions of many cultures. What do you think Lakunle's attitude is toward Baroka's success in diverting the railroad?The removal of body hair is a feature of many cultures, not--as is often supposed--of western ones alone.NightSadiku's glee at Baroka's impotence may be partly based on resentment at having been long abandoned by him as a lover; but there seems generally to be a tension between the Bale and his wives which roots his dominance over them in his sexual potency. Her story of the rusted key which could not open her treasure house is an obvious sexual metaphor. However, based on what we have just seen, she knows of his impotence only through what he has told her, not by first-hand experience as she claimed. Note the insistence on the power of women's rituals, from which men are banned. Note Sidi's glee in desiring to torment Baroka.The wrestling match in Baroka's bedroom is of course a metaphor for the power struggle about to take place between himself and Sidi. Throughout this scene the Bale tries to throw Sidi off her balance by pretending not to know why she has come.To "pull asses' ears" is to mockingly put one's fingers behind one's head to imitate a donkey's ears. Sidi mocks Baroka in her conversation with him. She uses metaphors to satirize his pursuit of young women. The "tappers" are palm-wine tappers. Baroka manages to keep throwing Sidi off balance in their conversation. In his description of Sadiku's activities as match-maker he quotes her typical line of chat. Sidi's respectful words in boasting of her traditional garment cause Baroka to call her "wise."Several small African nations make a large part of their national income by selling beautiful stamps to collectors abroad. It is not then too surprising that the Bale should view stamp sales as a major source of revenue. What is it the Bale says he dislikes about progress? How can you tell that Sidi is being bewildered by Baroka? Sidi is "overcome" by Baroka's words.The third pantomime ironically depicts the triumph of women over a man just as the Bale is triumphing over a woman. Lakunle's description of the Bale's dungeons is probably a paranoid fantasy. "Mummers" are dancers who pantomime stories. Lakunle is expected to tip the mummers, like other people; but in this he adheres to the pattern established by his refusal to pay a bride price. He clings to modernism as an excuse for saving money, though the following description makes clear that he actually enjoys the performance.Sidi is angry with Baroka, either because she has been seduced or because she has been deceived. Lankunle reacts with stereotypically heroic words of despair, but when he hears himself utter them, he recoils and changes metaphors. He reacts strongly to Sidi's loss of virginity. What are his motives? A "praise-singer" is a traditional poet-bard, often known as a griot , who sings the praises of whoever hires him. What is Lakunle's reaction to Sidi's seeming acceptance of his proposal?(2) From http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/stage2/reviews/th-mod017.htmlSynopsisThe action takes place in the remote Nigerian village of Ilujinle, in the territory of the Yoruba people. Sidi is the local beauty, much admired by the village school teacher Lakunle (la-kun-li), who wants to make her his bride. She is not averse to his intentions, but insists he must pay her 'bride price' to maintain her reputation. Lakunle however, is a modernist, he has been to Lagos and is filled with modern ideas, consequently he is reluctant to fall in line with what he sees as an archaic tradition (at least that is his excuse, we surmise its more a case of penny-pinching). A photographer who had visited the village sometime earlier and taken photographs of the people returns to deliver a copy of the magazine in which the photographs appear. Photographs of Sidi have pride of place, on the cover and centrespread, whilst the village bale ('ba-lay' = chieftain) Baroka has only a small corner inside. Sidi realises the power of her beauty, placing her above even the leader of her people.Baroka was once a powerful warrior known as 'the Lion'. He has lived a long life and collected many concubines. Now he wants to add Sidi to his harem and sends his head wife, Sadiku, to proposition her. Sidi is not interested since he is an old man, and with the arrogance of youth rudely rebukes his advances. But Baroka is a wily old fox, not so easily brushed aside. He has determined to have Sidi, and hatches a plan to seduce her. Who will win the battle of wills, the naive but headstrong young girl, or the wily experienced old statesman?ImpressionsWole Soyinka's play is a spirited and ribald account of African village life that explores the conflicts between traditional and modern values, third World reality against first world ideals, and the power of men against the influence of women. The action is interspersed with raucous African song and dance. The visit of the photographer is told as a play within a play, a musical re-enactment with the villagers acting out the events of that day. The set is a simple circular affair but imaginative use of props serves to transform it from the schoolhouse to the village square and Boroka's bedroom. Colourful costumes round off the effect.The strong accents of the characters make the dialogue a little difficult to follow at times for unaccustomed ears but adds to the realism of the piece. Unfortunately, the play loses it's way a little in the second act, accenting the humour but in so doing straying away from the darker side of the original story.PerformancesOmonor Imobhio is ideally cast as the beautiful young Sidi, the 'Jewel' of the title. She captures perfectly the essence of the uncultured 'bush woman' who allows the power of her beauty to go to her head turning her world upside down. But Anthony Ofoegbu is the undoubted star of the show, garnering most of the laughs as the lovestruck modernising schoolteacher. Toyin Oshinaike was impressive as the 'Lion' of the title, Baroka, despite struggling with his lines on a couple of occasions and Shola Benjamin was wonderfully comic as the mocking head wife Sadiku. The remainder of the fifteen strong cast, including musicians, all performed admirably.VerdictA colourful production with many genuinely funny moments. Despite the generally strong perfomances however, it has to be said that the direction went somewhat astray with the result that this production fails to capture the acerbic edge of the original play. (MORE)
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What is better the you phone 5c or 5s?
the 5s because it has better service but it dosent have diffrent colrs just silver gold and black