Soyinka's literary career began in the 1950s in England as a playwright. His writing has been compared to that of Berthold Brecht and Frederico Garcia Lorca. With such credentials, Soyinka's voice has a global audience, or should have. Nigeria and Africa are not learning from the disasters of the world. Not learning from Yugoslavia, not learning from Ireland, not learning from Chechnya, not even learning from the suppressed internal conflicts of the so-called democratic society of the United States.
Nobody seems to be learning from one another.
But Soyinka maintains a patient hope born of years of suffering. I get up and I watch the launch. I'm excited because I feel it's part of my experience as a member of the human race. The Prague Post Online contains a selection of articles that have been printed in The Prague Post , a weekly newspaper published in the Czech Republic. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.