Wole Soyinka, author portrait
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Wole Soyinka

WOLE SOYINKA was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986. Born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1934, he is an author, playwright, poet, and political activist whose prolific body of work includes The Interpret­ers, his debut novel that was published in 1965, and Death and the King's Horseman, a play that was first performed in 1976. So­yinka was twice jailed in Nigeria for his crit­icism of the Nigerian government, and he destroyed his U.S. Green Card in 2016 when Donald Trump was elected president of the United States.
Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
Season of Anomy
The Interpreters
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
Climate of Fear
Ake

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Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
Season of Anomy
The Interpreters
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
Climate of Fear
Ake

Books for Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month

Penguin Random House Education is proud to celebrate Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs annually from September 15th through October 15th.  We are highlighting the works of our authors and illustrators from the Latinx and Hispanic community, whose stories and characters have a profound impact on our society. Here is a collection of titles

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