10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OKRI»
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Okri in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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In this inspirational volume, the Booker Prize-winning author of THE FAMISHED ROAD makes essays into an art form.
This is a story for all ages, set in a time and place best known to lovers of fairytales and myths.
Set against the backdrop of a country struggling to come to terms with the aftermath of a recent civil war, this is a story of doomed love - of star-crossed lovers, separated not by their families, but by the very circumstances of their ...
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Ben
Okri: Towards the Invisible City
This first ever full-length study of Ben Okri's life and work is based on twenty years of friendship and close attention to his texts.
Azaro is a spirit child who is born only to live for a short while before returning to the idyllic world of his spirit companions. Now he has chosen to stay in the world of the living. This is his story.
In an intriguing marriage of style and content, the concise but perfectly formed essays in this collection push the parameters of writing whilst asking profound questions about who we are and the future that awaits us.
The tragic climax of the tale leaves Jeffia cleansed of "the sins of his father", ready for adult life and
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Ben
Okri: an introduction to his early fiction
The targets of Ben Okri's criticism, his techniques of attack, and other devices are identified and discussed in full.
It is an anthem to our ascending dreams, and a hymn of inspiration. 'An angry, hopeful, weary, wary, epic reveille to the human spirit' The Times Ben Okri's epic poem Mental Fight is a song of rage and restoration.
'Dreams are the currency of Okri's writing, particularly in this first book of poems. AN AFRICAN ELEGY, but also in his books of short stories and Booker prize-winning novel THE FAMISHED ROAD.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OKRI»
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Book Lovers Turn Out In Force For Hong Kong Book Fair
Booker Prize winner Ben Okri, attending the event for the first time, enthused about Hong Kong and the Book Fair. "I've always felt that Hong ... «ACN Newswire, Jul 15»
Coconuts HK Weekly Planner: July 20-26
... of literature, including famous contemporary philosopher Alain de Botton, Nigerian poet Ben Okri, British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, ... «Coconuts Hong Kong, Jul 15»
Calling all nerds: Crazy sales at the Hong Kong Book Fair
... of literature, including famous contemporary philosopher Alain de Botton, Nigerian poet Ben Okri, British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, ... «Coconuts Hong Kong, Jul 15»
Meet the debutants: hot summer reads by new novelists
'So was Ben Okri, for inventiveness with language; Toni Morrison, for complex female characters; Chinua Achebe, for the scope of his work; ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
Asia's largest book fair kicks off in Hong Kong
... Carol Thatcher, daughter of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Booker Prize winner British poet Ben Okri are also headlining. «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
In celebration of African literature: Africa Writes 2015
... too, in some of the strains of Ben Okri's 'Meditations on Greatness' talk. ... us into ourselves,' in Ben Okri's characterisation, but, in doing so, ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
The Whitworth Is Named the UK Museum of the Year
In a ceremony held July 1 at the Tate Modern in London, Nigerian writer Ben Okri presented the Whitworth's director, Maria Balshaw, with the ... «Architectural Digest, Jul 15»
A parable of family tension in a troubled country
Obioma dips into familiar magical territory for Nigerian writers (Amos Tutuola's The Palm Wine Drinkard, Ben Okri's The Famished Road), ... «Echonetdaily, Jul 15»
Taiye Selasi: stop pigeonholing African writers
Thirty years later, the first African winner of the Booker prize, asked to describe himself, said: “I think Ben Okri is a writer who works very hard to ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
'Momentous': Whitworth boss thanks all who made winning Museum …
Director, Dr Maria Balshaw, accepted the award from writer and novelist, Ben Okri, after fending off competition from other world-class ... «Mancunian Matters, Jul 15»
