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Saroyan

American  
[suh-roi-uhn] / səˈrɔɪ ən /

noun

  1. William, 1908–81, U.S. dramatist, short-story writer, and novelist.


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I do feel I can “read” that long m — it has a sonic quality — and the Saroyan poem “lighght.”

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2020

In 2005, Dietrich was a Russian grandmother in “At the Beach House,” a drama by Aram Saroyan, in Los Angeles.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2020

William Saroyan, for example, was so offended at being barred from the photo shoot that he never came back to the store, recalled Gotham’s founder, Frances Steloff.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2019

Cal Poly senior Jillian Smith, a 22-year-old native from Grass Valley, was crowned Miss California during Saturday night’s competition at Saroyan Theatre in Fresno.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2017

When Liyana was in seventh grade, her class had a story by Saroyan in their textbook.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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