Actor · Writer
Born Jul 13, 1934 · Abeokuta, Nigeria
Active 1963–present · Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature, Nigerian National Order of Merit Award, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Benson Medal, honorary doctor of Harvard University, Weilheim Literature Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
Nigerian writer. Awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature.