(born 1934), Nigerian playwright, novelist, and critic; full name Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka. His writing often uses satire to explore the contrast between traditional and modern society in Africa. Notable works: The Lion and the Jewel (1959) and The Interpreters (1965). In 1986 he became the first African to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Definition of Soyinka, Wole in US English:
Soyinka, Wole
proper nounsoiˈiNGkə
(born 1934), Nigerian playwright, novelist, and critic; full name Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka. His writing often uses satire to explore the contrast between traditional and modern society in Africa. Notable works: The Lion and the Jewel (1959) and The Interpreters (1965). In 1986 he became the first African to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.