Wole Soyinka on writing, politics and the power of a novel

Published: Dec. 3, 2021, 3:27 p.m.

b'It\\u2019s been almost 50 years since Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, Africa\\u2019s first Nobel laureate for literature, last published a novel. Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth is, his fellow writers agree, worth the wait. He joins Dr Louisa Egbunike\\u2028, Associate Professor in African Literature at Durham University, to discuss its his latest work: a satire and a whodunit mystery encompassing an expansive assessment of the last 60 years of Nigerian history.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'