If the young sapling bends, the old twig if it resists the … - Wole Soyinka

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If the young sapling bends, the old twig if it resists the wind, can only break.

Wole Soyinka

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Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka (born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian playwright, poet, novelist, essayist and pro-democracy activist. In 1986 he became the first African winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Native Name: Akínwándé Olúwọlé Babátúndé Ṣóyíinká

Alternative Names: Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka • Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka

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If the young sapling bends, the old twig if it resists the wind, can only break. - Wole Soyinka

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