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Wole Soyinka on Hollywood, Reparations, and Morgan Freeman
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88 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2016
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For this week’s episode we’re bringing you a conversation between two Nigerian authors whose works include plays, novels, poetry, essays and more. Chris Abani is known as an international voice on humanitarianism, art, ethics and our shared political responsibility. Wole Soyinka won of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986 and has received accolades for his work in writing and advocating for human rights. The two recently sat down at the Library for a on the intersections between art, writing, activism, and politics.
Released:
Nov 15, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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