num_pages: 112
description: First collection of poems for ten years by the Nobel Prize-winning poet and dramatist. Many of these poems were written whilst Soyinka was in enforced travel after a price was placed on his head by Sani Abacha, the Nigerian dictator, and thus address themes of journey and exile. "One of the liveliest, most exciting writers in the world today."- The New York Times
language: English
title: Samarkand & Other Markets I Have Known
titlecomplete: Samarkand & Other Markets I Have Known
genres: Poetry, Africa
ratings_count: 30
publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd