Ola Rotimi(April 13, [[1938]) - August 18, 2000) is a Nigerian dramatist and writer. He was born to a Yoruba father and Ijaw mother. He studied in the US and several of his works put a Nigerian stance on Western literature. In The Gods Are Not To Blame he adapted Sophocles's Oedipus to a pre-colonial Yoruba context. He also did scathing political satires and drew much controversy. In the 1980s he had success with If and Hopes of the Living Dead. April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Yoruba (native name Yorùbá) is a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. ... The Ijaw (also known as the Izon) are a collection of peoples residing mostly in the forest regions of Delta State, along the Niger River delta in Nigeria, and numbering several million individuals. ... A Roman bust. ... Oedipus and the Sphinx, from an 1879 illustration from Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church Oedipus was the mythical king of Thebes, son of Laius and Jocasta, who, unknowingly, killed his father and married his mother. ... The Yoruba (native name Yorùbá) is a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. ...
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