Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, the first African to do so?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Wole Soyinka
- Step 1: Soyinka wrote plays such as A Dance of the Forests. Step 2. He received the prize in 1986. Answer: Wole Soyinka. Why not the others: Achebe, Okri and Adichie are acclaimed but did not win the Nobel.
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