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You have the entire gamut of human experience captured in the mythology of the Yoruba. This is what makes the Yoruba mythology a natural source material for me in my creative endeavours.
Wole Soyinka
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Wole Soyinka
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 13
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