Femi Osofisan | |
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Born | Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan June 16, 1946 Erunwon, Ogun State, Nigeria |
Pen name | Okinba Launko |
Occupation | Professor, Playwright, Poet |
Alma mater | University of Ibadan; Sorbonne, Paris |
Notable awards | Thalia Prize |
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Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan (born June 16, 1946), known as Femi Osofisan or F.O., is a Nigerian writer noted for his critique of societal problems and his use of African traditional performances and surrealism in some of his plays. A frequent theme that his drama explore is the conflict between good and evil. He is a didactic writer whose works seek to correct his decadent society. He has written poetry under the pseudonym Okinba Launko.[1]