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Re: Wole Soyinka As A Kid With His Parents & Siblings In The 1930s by wendycindy(f): 2:09pm On Mar 24, 2015
simdam500:


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Re: Wole Soyinka As A Kid With His Parents & Siblings In The 1930s by ihesiuloa(m): 6:12pm On Mar 24, 2015
He wasn't even with shoes, (tears dropping my eyes) GOD will always be GOD.
Re: Wole Soyinka As A Kid With His Parents & Siblings In The 1930s by MAYOWAAK: 12:05pm On Mar 27, 2015
sirabbey:


Wole Soyinka became who he is today ( a world renowned Nobel laureate, literary colossus) because of the rigorous foundation set for him by his father S.A Soyinka who mandated Wole to write one essay every day while growing up hence nicknamed Mr. Essay Soyinka.



Thank you Mr. S.A Soyinka for giving us the world Prof Oluwole Soyinka, the indefatigable Kongi himself.

I beg to differ on the etymology of his father's alias.In Wole's childhood autobiography;AKE.Wole observed that his father's friends and acquaintances were always hailing him as S.A which stands for Samuel Ayodele.In Wole's innocent mind he thought they were calling his father ESSAY not knowing it was his father's initials that was always being mentioned hence the origin of ESSAY.

I have a copy of the book with me.

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