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praise for ben okri: ‘Ben Okri is that rare thing, a literary and social visionary, a writer for whom all three – literature, culture and vision – are profoundly interwoven’ Ali Smith. ‘Where fiction’s master of enchantments stares down a real horror, and without blinking or flinching, produces a work of beauty, grace and uncommon power’ Marlon James on The Freedom Artist .
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Ben Okri was born on March 15th, 1959. He is a poet from Nigeria. Besides poetry, he is a well-recognized novelist well. He is a famous post-modern and post-colonial writer. He was born in Minni. It is located in the West-Center of Nigeria. His father was Silver Okri while his mother was Grace. His father belonged to Urhobo while his mother ...
Ben Okri: The truth is I had been carrying the germ of the idea of the novel since I was a child. I had always wanted to write a story about a person who arrives on a mysterious island. Later I became fascinated by the ancient trope of invisibility.
About Ben Okri. Ben Okri is a playwright, poet, novelist, essayist, short-story writer, anthologist, and aphorist. He has also written film scripts. His works have won numerous national and international prizes, including the Booker Prize for Fiction. His books include the eco-fable Every Leaf… More about Ben Okri
Jan 17, 2024 · Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria. His childhood was divided between Nigeria, where he saw first hand the consequences of war, and London. He has won many prizes over the years for his fiction, and is also an acclaimed essayist, playwright, and poet. In 2019 Astonishing the Gods was named as one of the BBC’s ‘100 Novels That Shaped Our ...
Mar 1, 2015 · Magic Realism in Ben Okri’s Selected Novels. Jyoti Dahiya. Pre- Ph.D (English) M.D.U, Rohtak. Abstract: Ben Okri is a Nigerian writer. In 1980, he left his African homeland and moved to England where he has been living and writing for thirty years. During all this time, he has delighted his readers and novels, short stories, essays, and poems.
