Bole Butake

Bole Butake was born on 28 July 1947 in Nkor, in the Noni subdivision, in north-west Cameroon. A graduate of the University of Yaoundé in 1972, he obtained his maîtrise the following year, a master's in English literature at Leeds in 1974, then his doctorate at Yaoundé in 1983. He taught for more than forty years at that university, which he left in 2012 as full professor of performing arts and African literature. A director, he also ran theatre for development workshops in rural areas. He died on 1 October 2016.

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• TheatreLake GodBole Butake · 1986Literature