| LC control no. | n 79081451 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PR9387.9.O4 |
| Personal name heading | Omotoso, Kole, 1943- |
| Variant(s) | Omotoso, Bankole Ajibabi, 1943- |
| Associated country | Nigeria |
| Associated place | England Scotland Lesotho |
| Birth date | 1943-04-21 |
| Place of birth | Akure (Nigeria) |
| Field of activity | Theater Performing arts |
| Affiliation | University of Ibadan. Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies University of Ife. Faculty of Arts University of Ife Association of Nigerian Authors University of the Western Cape. Department of English University of Stellenbosch. Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies |
| Profession or occupation | Novelists Authors Drama teachers English teachers |
| Found in | Author's The edifice, 1971. SANB correspondence with author, Apr. 15, 1994 (full name: Omotoso, Bankole Ajibabi; b. Apr. 21, 1943) Yebo baba!, 2013: page 2 (Bankole Ajibabi (Kole) Omotoso; born in Akure, Western Nigeria, April 1943; majored in Arabic language literature and Islamic studies at University of Ibadan, with French as subsidiary subject; doctorate in contemporary Arabic theatre, University of Edinburgh, 1972; his first two novels were published while completing his doctorate; lecturer, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan, 1972-1976; senior lecturer, Department of African Languages, University of Ife, 1976; appointed to head the new Department of Dramatic Arts, and also Unife Theatre attached to the department; continued to write for stage, television and radio as well as academic works on theatre and performance studies; involved with Association of Nigerian Authors; in 1988 left Nigeria; visiting professorships at University of Stirling, Scotland, Department of English, and National University of Lesotho; professor at University of the Western Cape, Department of English, from 1992; in 2001 joined Department of Drama, Stellenbosch University, and its Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies; his interest continues to be theatre performance and language in multi-lingual and multi-cultural environments) |
| Equivalent(s) | Omotoso, Kole, 1943- |
| Associated language | eng |
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