"The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist"

Wole Soyinka's quote suggests that he does rule out himself a storyteller, despite having created a book. This might be interpreted as him not feeling that he has the necessary abilities or experience to be thought about an author, or that he does not feel that his novel is of a high enough quality to be taken into consideration a novel. It can also be interpreted as him not wishing to be identified as a novelist, as he might feel that it restricts his creative thinking and limits him to a particular style. Whatever the reason, it is clear that Soyinka does not consider himself a novelist, which the novel was a crash. This can mean that he created it without any intent of it being released, or that he did not anticipate it to be effective. Whatever the situation, it is clear that Soyinka does not consider himself an author.