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Okri

(ˈɒkrɪ)
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(Biography) Ben. born 1959, Nigerian writer; his books include the Booker-prizewinning The Famished Road (1991), Dangerous Love (1996), and In Arcadia (2002)
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Letters and papers from well-known authors such as Margaret Atwood, JG Ballard, Angela Carter, Iris Murdoch, Ben Okri and Fay Weldon, feature in the Granta magazine archive,which is comprised of around three-hundred boxes of material.
British Library acquires archive of UK literary magazine Granta
It includes acclaimed artist Grayson Perry, Booker prize winner Ben Okri, War Horse writer Michael Morpurgo, TV journalist and documentary maker Stacey Dooley, Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain, crime writer Val McDermid and renowned restaurant critic Jay Rayner.
A-list literary line-up for Sage Gateshead festival revealed; Words Weekend festival includes Grayson Perry, Ben Okri, Michael Morpurgo, Stacey Dooley, Val McDermid and many more
Full details and bookings: www.wordsweekend.com Michael Morpurgo Ben Okri
A word to the wise - this event is not to be missed! Grayson Perry
Full details and bookings: www.wordsweekend.com Ben Okri Sage Gateshead
Stars of the art world to head North for festival; sage set to host event focused on the power of words
"We never think that our mothers will die," the Nigerian poet Ben Okri reflected.
Remembering Mom The greatest gift you can give your mother is to let her know you're thinking of her
The New Statesman has described it as 'a dazzling celebration of Pakistani poetry music dance history and politics' while Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri found the LLF 'magnificent' and lauded how it was 'staged with thoughtfulness care and great success ...
LLF goes to New York for fourth time
According to him, the works of Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Ben Okri, Chimamanda Adichie and Cypran Ekwesi have laid a foundation to build upon by upcoming writers.
Authors Deserve More Recognition, Merit Awards In Nigeria a ANA Chairman
An Evening with Booker Prize Winner Ben Okri Booker Prize-winning Nigerian writer, Ben Okri, discusses his contribution to literature and his latest novel, The Freedom Artist, an impassioned plea for justice and a penetrating examination of how freedom is threatened in a posttruth society.
Writing on the Wall is back and ready to answer big questions; elle may rice LOOKS AHEAD TO THE LITERARY FESTIVAL THAT IS CELEBRATING ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY WITH SOME BIG NAMES ... AND BIG IDEAS
BIRTHDAYS: Judd Hirsch, actor, 84; Frank Dobson, politician, 79; Mike Love, singer (Beach Boys), 78; David Cronenberg, film director, 76; Sly Stone, musician, 76; Ry Cooder, rock singer, 72; John Duttine, actor, 70; Ben Okri, novelist, 60; Eva Amurri, actress, 34.
ON THIS DAY
(Last year's home edition featured Booker winner Ben Okri, Pulitzer winner Paul Salopek, Lucknow-based Urdu novelist Anis Ashfaq, Emmy winner Riz Ahmed, Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, author and presenter Reza Aslan.) The first ever edition of LLF kicked off in February 2013 with the return of author and activist Tariq Ali to the Pakistani stage.
Lahore Literary Festival starts on Feb. 22
Ben Okri's poem 'Grenfell Tower, June, 2017', which was penned just after the fire that saw 72 people dead, also had the same reception.
Poetry sales rise - thanks to millennials in search of meaning, clarity
Some even feature as musicians on the band's 13 albums, like Man Booker winners Yann Martel (Life of Pi) and Ben Okri (The Famished Road), and best-selling authors Joanne Harris (Chocolat) and Louis de Bernieres (Captain Corelli's Mandolin).
Galloway duo Ben and Beth set for American tour with Bookshop Band

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