The Man Died
 Cover of first edition (1972) | |
| Author | Wole Soyinka |
|---|---|
| Genre | Memoir |
Publication date | 1972 |
The Man Died: Prison Notes of Wole Soyinka is a 1972 non-fiction book by Wole Soyinka that explores Soyinka's 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 on their list so of the 100 greatest non-fiction books.[2]
The book, along with Soyinka's You Must Set Forth At Dawn, form 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.
References
[edit]- ^ Gibbs, James (1986). Wole Soyinka. Macmillan. pp. 16–17. ISBN 0333305280.
- ^ "The 100 greatest non-fiction books". The Guardian. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Rediscovering Soyinka on Ebrohimie Road, by Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún". World Literature Today. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Kola Tubosun Writes Documentary on Wole Soyinka's Campus Home on Ebrohimie Road". brittlepaper.com. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ BellaNaija.com (3 April 2024). "Wole Soyinka's "The Man Died" is Coming to Life as a Feature Film this July | Watch Trailer". BellaNaija. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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