Exclusive: Wole Soyinka on the state of literature and poor standard of education
By Guardian Exclusive
09 March 2021 |
9:53 am
In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, discussed the country’s state of literature, religious practices, commercialization of arts and culture.
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