Description
This collection of short stories by Ben Okri brings to life the violence, frustration, humour and beauty of everyday life in Nigeria.
About the Author
Ben Okri has published 8 novels, including The Famished Road, as well as collections of poetry, short stories and essays. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has been awarded the OBE as well as numerous international prizes, including the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Africa, the Aga Khan Prize for Fiction and the Chianti Rufino-Antico Fattore. He is a Vice-President of the English Centre of International PEN and was presented with a Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. He was born in Nigeria and lives in London.
Reviews
Another piercing collection of short stories... Masterful * Time Out *
There are many novelists who write as well as Ben Okri, many who share his gift for recreating the texture of everyday life, many who can cut through the surface to expose, as he does, the myths of our elders and betters use to keep us in our place. There are very few novelists who can do all three. The fact that Ben Okri has done so in short stories, without ever losing his balance, his humour or his edge, makes his accomplishment all the more exceptional * Observer *
In a few brief sentences Ben Okri captures the arrogance and faceless indifference of the military forces which patrol the margins of these stories * Independent *
Stamped with the ease of a truly original imagination -- Wole Soyinka
Book Information
ISBN 9780099283881
Author Ben Okri
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 149g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 13mm