1986 Nobel Prize in Literature
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The 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka (born 1934) "who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence."[1] He is the first African recipient of the prize.[2][3]
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1986 Nobel Prize in Literature | ||||
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Wole Soyinka | ||||
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Location | Stockholm, Sweden | |||
Presented by | Swedish Academy | |||
First awarded | 1901 | |||
Website | Official website | |||
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