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The Power of the Pen
Friday, April 14, 2006
In 1986, Wole Soyinka became the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. On today’s show, he explains how his drive to write survived imprisonment, and exile from his homeland of Nigeria. His new memoir is titled You Must Set Forth at Dawn.
Events: Wole Soyinka will be speaking
Monday, April 17 at 8 pm
The 92nd Street Y
For tickets, call 212-415-5500 or visit 92y.org
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