a Nigerian noveian and poet. He publishing his writing in the late 1950s. Over his career, he has written six novels, dozens of essays and commentaries,collections of short shories and pomes, and even children's books. the bulk of his work deals with African politics, precolonial African society, and the repercussions of colonialism on Africa, which he views as overwhelmingly negative.
Wole Soyinka also from Nigeria, is considered the country's premier playwright. Soyinka holds the distinction of bring the first African to receive the Nobel prize in Litereature. Although some of Soyinka's work centers on African colonialism like Achebe's, he is also an outspoken critic of modern Nigerian governments and tyrannical regimes worldwide. As a political activist, Soyinka has been persecuted for his beliehs and actions. In 1967, he was impaisonned for nearly two years foy trying to negotiate a peace agreement between two warring factions in the Nigerian Civil War. Soyinka's best-known paly is Desth and the King's Horsemen, which, like Things Fall Apart, focuses on the period of British colonial rule and the negative effects resulting from the collision of two fundamentally different cultures.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o was born in Kenyan fought against the British administration there, in a conflict now known as the Mau Mau Uprising or Mar Mar Rebellion, Thiong'o was also affected. his mother was tortured, and his stepbrother killed in the struggle. Thiongo's literary career began with his first novel, weep not, Child. This was followed by The River Between, examines the uneay coexistence between Christans and non-Christians. The Mau Mau Rebellion serves as a backdrop for the work. Like Soyinka Thiong'o has also been a victim of political persecution. His 1977 play I will Marry When I Want was highly critical of what has been termed neo-colonialiam. the state oppression and exploitation that has continued in Africa after the official end of colonial rule.