Soyinka
Proper noun
Meaning
Soyinka (plural Soyinkas)
A surname from Yoruba.
Examples
Also in 1960, Soyinka established the "Nineteen-Sixty Masks", an amateur acting ensemble to which he devoted considerable time over the next few years.
For the first few months after his release, Soyinka stayed at a friend’s farm in southern France, where he sought solitude.
But in Odia’s case he was successful in his first contacts with the older writers, Achebe and Soyinka, beyond his wildest imagination.
Early career After graduating, he remained in Leeds with the intention of earning an M.A. Soyinka intended to write new work combining European theatrical traditions with those of his Yorùbá cultural heritage.
"It was bliss indeed to be alive, to watch youths finally begin to take the future into their own hands," Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka wrote Wednesday.
During the years 1975–84, Soyinka was also more politically active.