The artist has always functioned in African society, as the record of the mores and experiences of his society and as the voice of vision in his own time. It is time for him to respond to this essence of himself.


Speech, The Writer in a Modern African State (1967)

Wole Soyinka Quotes

The artist has always functioned in African society, as the record of the mores and experiences of his society and as the voice of vision in his own...

The artist has always functioned in African society, as the record of the mores and experiences of his society and as the voice of vision in his own...

The artist has always functioned in African society, as the record of the mores and experiences of his society and as the voice of vision in his own...

The artist has always functioned in African society, as the record of the mores and experiences of his society and as the voice of vision in his own...