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Ben Okri

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Sir

Ben Okri

OBE FRSL
Born (1959-03-15) 15 March 1959 (age 66)
Minna, Nigeria
OccupationWriter
NationalityNigeria
UK
GenreFiction, essays, poetry
Literary movementPostmodernism, Postcolonialism
Notable worksThe Famished Road (1991), A Way of Being Free (1997), Starbook (2007), A Time for New Dreams (2011)
Notable awardsBooker Prize 1991
Website
benokri.co.uk

Sir Ben Golden Emuobowho Okri OBE FRSL ( bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli March bɛɣu pinaanu dali, yuuni 1959) o nyɛla ŋun nyɛ Nigerian-born British poet mini yɛltɔɣa taɣimalisi .[1] O nyɛla bɛ ni mi so ka o nyɛ gbansabila tingbana sasabiri ŋun yuli du pam di yi kana sabbu polo,[2][3] Okri nyɛla bɛ ni mali so n maŋisiri sasabiri kamani Salman Rushdie n-ti pahi Gabriel García Márquez.[4] Yuuni 1991 ni, o salinwaɣinli buku din yuli daa booni The Famished Road nyɛla din daa di kpaŋmaŋ pini yuli daa booni Booker Prize.[5].[6]

Move to England, 1978

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Quote from Okri's Mental Fight on the Memorial Gates, London

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Poetry, essays and short story collections

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  • Incidents at the Shrine (short stories; London: Heinemann, yuuni 1986)[39]
  • Stars of the New Curfew (short stories; London: Secker & Warburg, yuuni 1988)[40]
  • An African Elegy (poetry; London: Jonathan Cape, yuuni 1992)[41]
  • Birds of Heaven (essays; London: Phoenix House, yuuni 1996)[42]
  • A Way of Being Free (essays; London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson: yuuni 1997; London: Phoenix House, yuuni 1997 ni yaha)[43]
  • Mental Fight (poetry: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, yuuni 1999; London: Phoenix House, ni yuuni 1999 ni yaha)[44]
  • Tales of Freedom (short stories; London: Rider & Co., yuuni 2009)[45]
  • A Time for New Dreams (essays; London: Rider & Co., yuuni 2011)[46]
  • Wild (poetry; London: Rider & Co., yuuni 2012)[47]
  • The Mystery Feast: Thoughts on Storytelling (West Hoathly: Clairview Books, Ltd, yuuni 2015)[48]
  • The Magic Lamp: Dreams of Our Age, with paintings by Rosemary Clunie (Apollo/Head of Zeus, yuuni 2017)[49][50]
  • Rise Like Lions: Poetry for the many (as editor; London: Hodder & Stoughton, yuuni 2018)[51]
  • Prayer for the Living: Stories (London: Head of Zeus, yuuni 2019)[52][53]
  • A Fire in My Head: Poems for the Dawn (London: Head of Zeus, yuuni 2021)[54][55]
  • Tiger Work (London: Apollo, an imprint of Head of Zeus, yuuni 2023)[56]
  • "A Wrinkle In The Realm". The New Yorker. February 1, 2021.
  1. ↑ "Ben Okri", British Council, Writers Directory. Archived 2 Silimin gɔli March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Ben Okri", Editors, The Guardian, 22 July 2008.
  3. ↑ Anrys, Stefaan (26 August 2009). Interview with Booker Prize laureate Ben Okri.
  4. ↑ Dorsman, Robert (2000), "Ben Okri", Poetry International Web. Archived 16 Silimin gɔli January 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Ben Okri | The Booker Prizes (en) (15 March 1959).
  6. ↑ Davies, Caroline (16 June 2023). "Martin Amis, Ian McEwan and Anna Wintour honoured in king's birthday list". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/16/martin-amis-ian-mcewan-and-anna-wintour-honoured-in-kings-birthday-list.
  7. 1 2 Ben Okri | Encyclopedia.com.
  8. ↑ Acclaimed Author – Ben Okri (en-US) (2014-09-16).
  9. ↑ Flood, Alison (2012-02-13). "Ben Okri erupts at editor over 'rewriting' claim" (en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/feb/13/ben-okri-robin-robertson-rewriting.
  10. ↑ Creative Arts Fellowship marks 50 years (en-US). Trinity College, Cambridge (21 September 2017).
  11. ↑ The Famished Road | The Booker Prizes (January 1991).
  12. ↑ Ben Okri - Literature.
  13. ↑ Ben Okri.
  14. ↑ Aghadiuno, Eric. Ben Okri - OnlineNigeria.com.
  15. ↑ UniVerse :: A United Nations of Poetry :: Ben Okri.
  16. ↑ Honorary Graduates - Honorary Graduates - University of Essex.
  17. ↑ 100 Great Black Britons Archived 24 Silimin gɔli June 2021 at the Wayback Machine website.
  18. ↑ Ben Okri (en).
  19. ↑ Novi Sad International Literature Festival - Literature Across Frontiers (27 August 2014).
  20. ↑ "Honorary Degree in Utopia for Ben Okri - Antwerp, Belgium 2010", Youtube, 10 March 2015.
  21. ↑ SOAS Awards Honorary Doctorate to Mr Ben Okri OBE (en).
  22. ↑ South African university honours Nigerian author, Ben Okri (en-US) (2014-04-23).
  23. ↑ Booker Prize-winning author in conversation for Ken Hom annual lecture - Oxford Brookes University.
  24. ↑ Beckman, Jonathan (December 2014). "Twitching Fairy Penguin". Literary Review'.
  25. ↑ "Bad Sex in Fiction: Ben Okri scoops 2014 prize", BBC News, 3 December 2014.
  26. ↑ Okri, Ben. (1989) [1980]. Flowers and shadows. Longman. ISBN 0-582-03536-8. OCLC 1043417403.
  27. ↑ The Ben Okri Bibliography: Primary Sources.
  28. ↑ "Nigerian Wins British Fiction Award" (en-US). The New York Times. 1991-10-23. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/23/books/nigerian-wins-british-fiction-award.html.
  29. ↑ Taylor, Paul (21 March 1993). "BOOK REVIEW / Dreams of a boy on earth: 'Songs of Enchantment' - Ben Okri: Cape, 14.99 pounds". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/book-review-dreams-boy-earth-songs-enchantment-ben-okri-cape-14-99-pounds-1499011.html.
  30. ↑ Ben Okri, Writer, Author, Nigeria Personality Profiles.
  31. ↑ Dangerous Love. Bloomsbury | House of Zeus. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  32. ↑ (2015) "Ben Okri: A Selective Bibliography" (in en). Callaloo 38 (5): 1004–1005. DOI:10.1353/cal.2015.0165. ISSN 1080-6512.
  33. ↑ Hickling, Alfred (2002-10-12). "Review: In Arcadia by Ben Okri" (en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/oct/12/fiction.benokri.
  34. ↑ Jaggi, Maya (10 August 2007). "Free spirit" (en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/aug/11/fiction.benokri.
  35. ↑ "Author Okri receives bad sex prize" (en-GB). BBC News. 2014-12-03. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30307247.
  36. ↑ Merritt, Stephanie. "Book of the day | The Freedom Artist by Ben Okri review – wake-up call of a world without books" (en). The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/12/the-freedom-artist-ben-okri-review.
  37. ↑ Ellingham, Miles (18 December 2021). Every Leaf a Hallelujah by Ben Okri — a plea from the forest.
  38. ↑ Okri, Ben (31 January 2023). The Last Gift of the Master Artists (in English). Other Press, LLC. ISBN 978-1-63542-279-5.
  39. ↑ (2015) "Ben Okri: A Selective Bibliography". Callaloo 38 (5): 1004–1005. DOI:10.1353/cal.2015.0165. ISSN 1080-6512.
  40. ↑ Alleyne, Richard (2012-02-11). "Ben Okri 'disappointment' at editor he claims re-wrote his work" (en-GB). Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/9075093/Ben-Okri-disappointment-at-editor-he-claims-re-wrote-his-work.html.
  41. ↑ mjs76. Visiting Professor - Ben Okri OBE FRSL — University of Leicester (en).
  42. ↑ Gray, Rosemary (2018-07-01). "Ben Okri's Aphorisms: "Music on the Wings of a Soaring Bird"" (in en). Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 7 (2): 17–24. DOI:10.2478/ajis-2018-0042.[permanent dead link]
  43. ↑ A Way of Being Free. Head of Zeus. 9 October 2014. ISBN 9781784081843.
  44. ↑ Hattersley, Roy (21 August 1999). "A man in two minds". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/1999/aug/21/1.
  45. ↑ Daniel, Lucy (2009-04-30). "Tales of Freedom by Ben Okri: review" (en-GB). Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/5251547/Tales-of-Freedom-by-Ben-Okri-review.html.
  46. ↑ The Ben Okri Bibliography: On the Internet.
  47. ↑ Birat, Kathie (2015). "'Through a Bending Light': Ben Okri's Poetic Commitment". Commonwealth Essays and Studies 38 (1): 45–55. DOI:10.4000/ces.4959.
  48. ↑ Okri, Ben (4 November 2015). "Under the Sun: a meditation by Ben Okri on stories". The Irish Times. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/under-the-sun-a-meditation-by-ben-okri-on-stories-1.2416769.
  49. ↑ Coughlan, Philipa (1 February 2019). The Magic Lamp: Dreams of Our Age by Ben Okri.
  50. ↑ swirsky, Rebecca (10 March 2018). Ben Okri's The Magic Lamp is a collection of morally ambiguous tales for our trying times.
  51. ↑ Jackson, Jeff (September 2018). "Books | Rise Like Lions: Poetry for the Many" (438).
  52. ↑ Prayer for the Living. Head of Zeus.
  53. ↑ Oloko, Babi (2 February 2021). The Immensity of Brevity: On Ben Okri's 'Prayer for the Living'.
  54. ↑ Hackett, Tamsin (1 July 2020). "Ben Okri's first poetry collection in eight years goes to Head of Zeus". The Bookseller.
  55. ↑ Peterson, Angeline (15 January 2021). Ben Okri's First Poetry Collection in Nine Years is Out Now.
  56. ↑ Tiger Work by Ben Okri: 9781635423365 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books (en-US).
  57. ↑ "N – The Madness of Reason" Archived 2 Silimin gɔli April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Blinkerfilm, 9 March 2015.
  • Irene, Michael Oshoke. 2015. Re-inventing oral tradition in Ben Okri's trilogy : The Famished Road, Songs of Enchantment and Infinite Riches. Anglia Ruskin University, doctoral dissertation.

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