The novelist issues a inspiring call for artists to exercise their autonomy in a world of gatekeepers
In 1988, the late Ghanaian writer and filmmaker Kwesi Owusu edited Storms of the Heart: An Antholo…
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Ben Okri: ‘What happens when we die? We don’t die. We change realms’ ○
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The Booker prize-winning novelist on the art of lying for a living, the cosmic force of love, and gargling loudly
Born in Minna, Nigeria, Ben Okri, 67, spent his childhood in Nigeria and London. He pu…
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‘A palette unlike anything in the west’: Ben Okri, Yinka Shonibare and more on how Nigerian art revived Britain’s cultural landscape ⊕
To mark a new exhibition at Tate Modern, leading British-Nigerian cultural figures trace the impact of their heritage on their work, and consider its growing influence on the world stage
Some primal e…
11 months ago
This year’s Booker prize longlist looks in new directions ○
Former winner Kiran Desai leads a varied field, while Alan Hollinghurst misses out
• Most global Booker prize longlist in a decade features Kiran Desai and Tash Aw
This year’s Booker judges had a crowd…
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