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How to pronounce author names starting with S

Author Pronunciations

61 last names beginning with "S"

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Aman Sethi
A-Mun (rhymes with sun) Say-tea
Diane Setterfield
die-ann seter-field
Melissa L.. Sevigny
SIV-in-yee
Bob Shacochis
sha-KO-chis (as it looks, last syllable rhymes with Chris
Elif Shafak
El-liff Sha-fahk
Alex Shakar
Sha-KAR
Kamila Shamsie
ka-MEE-lah shum-Sea
Vivek Shanbhag
VIH-vehk SHAHN-bahg. Short "i" in "Vivek," as in "did."
Ntozake Shange
n-toe-zaak-kay shong-gay
Steve Sheinkin
SHINE-kin
Kieran Shields
KEER-an (first syllable rhymes with "here")
Kyung-sook Shin
SHINN-kyung-SOOK (like "suc" in "sucrose")
Lionel Shriver
LIE-uh-nuhl SHRIVE-er
Parini Shroff
puh-REE-nee "Shroff" rhymes with "off"
Gary Shteyngart
SHTAYN-gahrt (first syllable rhymes with mine, second with heart)
Mihret Sibhat
MIH-reht sib-AHT
Dai Sijie
Dye See-jyeh
Zadie Smith
zay-dee
Tatjana Soli
tat-YAH-na so-lee
Leah Sottile
Lee-ah suh-TEE-lay
Wole Soyinka
WOH-lay shoy-INK-uh
Jerry Spinelli
je-ree (rhymes with ferry) spi-NEL-ee
Francis Spufford
SPUFF-ord (rhymes with stuff)
Paul Staiti
STAY-dee
Nicholas Stargardt
stargart
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