Ben Okri

An impassioned plea for freedom and justice, set in a world uncomfortably like our own, by the Man Booker-winner Ben Okri.

'We are listeners at the oracle. Those who truly hear are touched and changed.' At one level, STARBOOK tells the delicate story of a prince and a maiden who are both tested by trials in a mythical land where art, initiation and dynamic stillness are supremely important. At another level, this rich and stimulating novel opens up the nature of reality, where the essence of life is revealed, and the source of enchantment can be ours ndash; where beauty, regeneration and fulfilment are perhaps possible. A dazzling achievement of the imagination, and a profound work of literature of the kind that won Ben Okri the Booker Prize for THE FAMISHED ROAD his new novel is a pleasure to read, with an unforgettable radiance of its own. For, no matter where we live and who we think we are, we all have access to the oracle, and a vision of life far greater than ourselves, which comes from 'the book of life among the stars'.

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 st

In the chaotic world of his African village, the spirit-child Azaro still watches the tumultuous and tender lives of the Living; of his father who has been imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and of his mother who battles for justice. In the chaotic world of his African village, the spirit-child Azaro still watches the tumultuous and tender lives of the Living; of his father who has been imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and of his mother who battles for justice. This final chapter in Azaro's adventures is a explosive and haunting climax to this masterful trilogy.

In "Tales of Freedom" Ben Okri brings both poetry and story together in a fascinating new form, using writing and image pared down to their essentials, where haiku and story meet. Thus we discover Pinprop, the slave to an old couple lost in a clearing, who holds the keys to the universe in his quirky hands. Ben Okri has published 8 novels. His work has been translated into more than 20 languages.

omovo vit dans une banlieue pauvre de lagos, au nigeria. son univers est partagé entre la réalité sordide qui l'entoure (sa famille dispersée, son père remarié, la misère, le bureau oú il travaille rongé par la corruption) et son rêve de création : il est peintre. dans le quartier oú il vit, omovo fait la connaissance d'ifeyiwa, jeune villageoise mariée de force à un homme âgé et brutal. l'amour qui va naître entre les jeunes gens est le seul espace de liberté et d'espoir qu'ils connaissent. un amour dangereux est une épopée de la vie quotidienne dans le nigeria d'aujourd'hui, monde d'une extrême violence, pays de tous les dangers. ben okri laisse toutefois un étrange espoir à ses héros et à ses lecteurs. il s'affirme avec ce roman comme l'un des écrivains majeurs de langue anglaise.

This epic poem is intended as a celebration of humanity's achievements at the end of this millennium, and a rallying cry for the next. Strongly political, the poem touches on issues of racism, intolerance, and environmental destruction, amongst others.

A powerful collection of new and recently completed poems by Ben Okri covering topics of the day, such as the refugee crisis, racism, Obama, the Grenfell Tower fire, and the Corona outbreak.In our times of crisisThe mind has its powersThis book brings together many of Ben Okri's most acclaimed and politically charged poems.Some of them, like 'Grenfell Tower, June 2017', are already familiar. Published in theFinancial Timesless than ten days after the fire, it was played more than 6 million times on Channel 4's Facebook page, and was retweeted by thousands on Twitter.'Notre-Dame is Telling Us Something' was first read on BBC Radio 4, in the aftermath of the cathedral's near destruction. It spoke eloquently of the despair that was felt around the world.In 'shaved head poem', Ben Okri wrote of the confusion and anxiety felt as the world grappled with a health crisis unprecedented in our times.'Breathing the Light' was his response to the events of summer 2020, when a black man died beneath the knee of a white policeman, a tragedy sparking a movement for change.These poems, and others including poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa, Barack Obama, Amnesty and more, make this a uniquely powerful collection that blends anger and tenderness with Ben Okri's inimitable vision.

Una creencia africana cuenta que existen los abiku, niños-espíritus que al sentir el sufrimiento desean volver al más allá, en memoria de una vida idílica. A través de una especial historia y un especial protagonista como hilo conductor –Azaro, un niño-espíritu que decide seguir viviendo–, Ben Okri nos muestra la realidad de África y, en cierto modo, la tentación de la muerte para dejar de sufrir o el aferrarse a un sueño. La supervivencia de este pequeño abiku es la de un pueblo y así transcurre esta novela intensa y emocionante, colmada de imágenes fantásticas y duramente reales.

Topical and timely, Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri's new collection of short stories blur parallel realities and walk the line between darkness and magic. Is what you see all there is? Look again.Playful, frightening, even shocking - the stories in this collection blur the lines between illusion and reality. This is a writer at the height of his power, making the reader think, making them laugh, and sometimes making them want to look away while holding their gaze.Stories here are set in London, in Byzantium, in the ghetto, in the Andes, in a printer's shop in Spain. The characters include a murderer, a writer, a detective, a man in a cave, a man in a mirror, two little boys, a prison door, and the author himself.