Wole Soyinka
Poetry
The 1986 Nobel Laureate in Literature Wole Soyinka reads his poem ‘Lost Poems’ from “Samarkand and Other Markets I Have Known”. The video was recorded at Harvard University in April, 2005.
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Nobel Prizes 2019
Fifteen laureates have been awarded this year, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from how cells adapt to changes in levels of oxygen to our ability to fight global poverty.
See them all presented here.
Their work and discoveries range from how cells adapt to changes in levels of oxygen to our ability to fight global poverty.
See them all presented here.
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