The Man Died
1972 memoir by Wole Soyinka
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The Man Died: Prison Notes of Wole Soyinka is a 1972 memoir by Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka that explores his experiences in prison during the Nigerian Civil War. In 1984, a Nigerian court banned the book.[1] In 2011, The Guardian included The Man Died in their list of the 100 greatest non-fiction books.[2]
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| Author | Wole Soyinka |
|---|---|
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publication date | 1972 |
The book, along with Soyinka's You Must Set Forth at Dawn, provided the background of a documentary film Ebrohimie Road: A Museum of Memory, written by Nigerian writer and linguist Kola Tubosun about the period of Soyinka's arrest, detention, and the circumstances of his leaving the University of Ibadan for exile in 1972.[3][4]
Another feature film of the same name, based on the 1972 memoir The Man Died, is set to premiere in Lagos and London in July 2024 to mark Soyinka's 90th birthday.[5] It was directed by Awam Amkpa and produced by Femi Odugbemi.
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