Soyinka

[ shaw-ying-kuh ]

/ ʃɔˈyɪŋ kə /

noun

Wo·le

[woh-ley] /ˈwoʊ leɪ/, born 1934, Nigerian playwright, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1986.

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Examples from the Web for soyinka

“What passes for democracy has been recognized as pure fraudulence,” Soyinka, the activist, says.
The Nigerian Women Who Fight for Democracy|Nina Strochlic|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soyinka, 31 years old, a gun in his pocket, slipped into the radio station, and stopped the announcement.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life|Chimamanda Adichie|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nigeria declared war and Soyinka threw himself into efforts to prevent it.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life|Chimamanda Adichie|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The meeting, unsurprisingly, did not go as Soyinka had hoped.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life|Chimamanda Adichie|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His friend stares in astonishment at Soyinka, who seems unperturbed.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life|Chimamanda Adichie|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for soyinka

Soyinka

/ (sɔˈjɪŋkə) /

noun

Wole (ˈwoːle). born 1934, Nigerian dramatist, novelist, poet, and literary critic. His works include the plays The Strong Breed (1963), The Road (1965), and Kongi's Harvest (1966), the novel The Interpreters (1965), and the political essays The Burden of Memory, the Muse of Forgiveness (1999); forced into exile by the military regime (1993–98). Nobel prize for literature 1986

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