When you see a man hurrying, he has got a load on his back.… - Wole Soyinka

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When you see a man hurrying, he has got a load on his back. Do you think I live emptily that I will take another's cause for pay or mercy?

Wole Soyinka

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About Wole Soyinka

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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When you see a man hurrying, he has got a load on his back. Do you think I live emptily that I will take another's cause for pay or mercy? - Wole Soyinka

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