Akinwunmi Isola

Akinwumi Isola
Born(1939-12-24)December 24, 1939
Ibadan, Nigeria
DiedFebruary 17, 2018(2018-02-17) (aged 78)
Ibadan, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Ibadan
Occupations
  • Playwright
  • novelist
  • actor
  • scholar
Known forWriting in and promoting the Yoruba language
AwardsNational Merit Award
Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters

Akinwumi Isola Listenⓘ(24 December 1939[1][2] – 17 February 2018) was a Yoruba playwright, novelist, actor, dramatist, culture activist and scholar.[3] He was known for his writing in, and his work in promoting, the Yoruba language.[4] As an actor, he was known for;

  • Agogo Eèwò (2002) as Ifa Priest
  • Sawo-Segberi (2005)
  • The Campus Queen (2004) as Professor
  • Thunderbolt: Magun (2001) as Professor
  • Brass Bells (1999) as Babalawo
  • Efunsetan Aniwura (1981)
  • Efunsetan Aniwura (2005).
  1. ^ Nichols, Lee (20 February 1981). "Conversations with African Writers: Interviews with Twenty-six African Authors". Voice of America – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Google Groups". groups.google.com.
  3. ^ "Akinwunmi Ishola: Oyo ANA Ready to Hold Session | PM Parrot". pmparrotng.com. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. ^ Chima Anyadike; Kehinde Ayoola (2012). Blazing the Path: Fifty Years of Things Fall Apart. African books Collective. ISBN 978-9-78-081-18-46. Retrieved 31 January 2015.