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The quote presents art as both comfort and a way of seeing. It also says that literature should be valued for itself, not only for some outside purpose. The speaker is describing reading as an appreciation of literature as an end in itself.
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About Wole Soyinka
Nigerian writer, playwright, and poet
Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, playwright, and poet. He is known for a body of work that spans fiction, drama, poetry, memoir, and journalism, and for receiving the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature. His writing includes three novels, ten collections of short stories, seven poetry collections, twenty-five plays, and five memoirs, along with two translated works and many articles and short stories for newspapers and periodicals. The Nobel Prize recognized his wide cultural perspective and the poetic qualities he brings to the drama of existence.
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Books by Wole Soyinka
Ake
1989
Death and the king's horseman
1991