Wole Soyinka: Nobel Prize Conversations

Wole Soyinka: Nobel Prize Conversations

“I won the Nobel Prize so I built a much bigger house than I ever planned.” — Wole Soyinka envisioned a small cottage on a large plot of land as a retreat for his writing, but a phone call from Stockholm made it possible to super-size his plans with rooms for many artists to dedicate themselves to their work. Literature laureate Wole Soyinka, who only very occasionally grants interviews, speaks to the Nobel Prize's Adam Smith about his photographic memory, his creative process and the question of who he writes literature for. His home of Nigeria figures prominently in his writing, and he looks ahead to the future of his country. Wole Soyinka also tells us about his passion for space and space travel, or as he puts it, "I am a space nut!"


Wole Soyinka was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 1986 and in 2021 he published his first novel for almost 50 years.


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First reactions | Peter Howitt, prize in economic sciences 2025 | Telephone interview

First reactions | Peter Howitt, prize in economic sciences 2025 | Telephone interview

“I’m not one of these people who keeps the phone on, and the champagne in the fridge.” Peter Howitt certainly didn’t seem to be expecting the news of his 2025 prize in economic sciences. In this call ...

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First reactions | Philippe Aghion, prize in economic sciences 2025 | Telephone interview

First reactions | Philippe Aghion, prize in economic sciences 2025 | Telephone interview

“Peter, Peter, make yourself available, your phone, they’re trying to reach you!” Listen to Philippe Aghion telling Peter Howitt that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has been attempting to call ...

13 Okt 20255min

First reactions | Joel Mokyr, prize in economic sciences 2025 | Telephone interview

First reactions | Joel Mokyr, prize in economic sciences 2025 | Telephone interview

“I had a whole list of people that I thought were going to win,” says Joel Mokyr, “And I wasn’t on it.” Waking early, he opened up his computer to find out who had been awarded the 2025 prize in econo...

13 Okt 20253min

First reactions | Michel Devoret, Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 | Telephone interview

First reactions | Michel Devoret, Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 | Telephone interview

“I would say a fundamental discovery really becomes true when you can apply it to something concrete.” In this conversation, recorded after two hectic days following the prize announcement, new physic...

10 Okt 20259min

First reactions | Maria Corina Machado, Nobel Peace Prize 2025 | Telephone interview

First reactions | Maria Corina Machado, Nobel Peace Prize 2025 | Telephone interview

“I am just part of a huge movement. I’m humbled, I’m grateful and I’m honoured.” – The announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize came as a huge surprise to Maria Corina Machado. In this interview, re...

10 Okt 20254min

Finding out the news | Maria Corina Machado, Nobel Peace Prize 2025

Finding out the news | Maria Corina Machado, Nobel Peace Prize 2025

“Oh my god… I have no words.” – Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina Machado finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the N...

10 Okt 20254min

First reactions | László Krasznahorkai, Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 | Telephone interview

First reactions | László Krasznahorkai, Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 | Telephone interview

“I’m very proud to be in the line of some really great writers and poets.” In this interview, new literature laureate László Krasznahorkai shares his happiness about his Nobel Prize, which came as a s...

9 Okt 20257min

First reactions | Susumu Kitagawa, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 | Telephone interview

First reactions | Susumu Kitagawa, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 | Telephone interview

“This is the mind of the researcher in Japan,” says Susumu Kitagawa, “Don’t switch off the light, even at night.” In this short conversation recorded the day after the announcement of his Nobel Prize ...

9 Okt 20255min

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