Ben Okri

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Ben Okri is a Nigerian poet and novelist renowned for his visionary, magic-realist works such as the Booker Prize–winning novel "The Famished Road."

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instanceOf essayist
human
magic realist writer
novel
novelist
poet
short story writer
author Ben Okri NERFINISHED
awardReceived Aga Khan Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED
Booker Prize NERFINISHED
Commonwealth Writers Prize NERFINISHED
Crystal Award of the World Economic Forum NERFINISHED
Order of the British Empire
birthName Ben Okri NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1959-03-15
educatedAt University of Essex NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Urhobo people NERFINISHED
familyName Okri NERFINISHED
genre magic realism
postcolonial literature
givenName Ben NERFINISHED
influencedBy African oral tradition
Nigerian politics
spirituality
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement African literature
postmodern literature
name Ben Okri NERFINISHED
nationality British
Nigerian
notableFor magic-realist writing
visionary fiction
notableWork A Way of Being Free NERFINISHED
An African Elegy NERFINISHED
Astonishing the Gods NERFINISHED
Infinite Riches NERFINISHED
Songs of Enchantment NERFINISHED
The Age of Magic NERFINISHED
The Famished Road NERFINISHED
The Famished Road trilogy NERFINISHED
The Freedom Artist NERFINISHED
The Landscapes Within NERFINISHED
occupation essayist
novelist
poet
writer
placeOfBirth Minna, Nigeria NERFINISHED
residence London, England
surface form: London
workPeriod 21st century
late 20th century

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