Meet Wole Soyinka, he became the first sub-Saharan African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, cementing his status as a global literary icon. In an exclusive interview with CNN, the 90-year-old playwright discussed The Man Died, a feature film based on his 1972 memoir chronicling his 22-month imprisonment during Nigeria’s military regime. Although Soyinka has expressed discomfort with the cinematic portrayal of his life, The Man Died aims to bring his remarkable story of resilience an
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