The Man Died: Prison Notes
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The Man Died: Prison Notes is a memoir by Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka recounting his harrowing experiences and reflections during his imprisonment in the Nigerian Civil War.
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| The Man Died: Prison Notes canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
Biafran War
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abuse of power ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ military dictatorship in Nigeria ⓘ moral responsibility of the intellectual ⓘ |
| author | Wole Soyinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Wole Soyinka’s imprisonment
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conditions in Nigerian prisons ⓘ psychological effects of imprisonment ⓘ solitary confinement ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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political memoir ⓘ prison literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
African prison literature
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human rights discourse in Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasPart |
personal recollections
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philosophical meditations ⓘ political reflections ⓘ prison notes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Nigerian Civil War
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human rights ⓘ personal resistance ⓘ political imprisonment ⓘ state repression ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of authoritarian rule in postcolonial Africa
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firsthand account of political detention in Nigeria ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Season of Anomy
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Wole Soyinka NERFINISHED ⓘ You Must Set Forth at Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Nigeria
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Nigerian Civil War era ⓘ |
| theme |
conscience and moral choice
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courage in the face of oppression ⓘ integrity of the individual ⓘ role of the writer in society ⓘ silence and complicity ⓘ survival under extreme conditions ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1960s Nigeria
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Nigerian Civil War period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Wole Soyinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Wole Soyinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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