Ben Okri
Ben Okri (born 1959) is a Nigerian writer, journalist and novelist.
Overview
Born at Minna in 1959.
In detail
Ben Okri studied at University of Essex. the recorded working language is English, Nigerian Pidgin and German.
The field of work recorded is performing arts. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Postmodernism. Francis Bacon, William Blake and Samuel Taylor Coleridge are recorded as an influence.
Membership is recorded of Royal Society of Literature, PEN International and Royal National Theatre.
Works named in the authority record are The Famished Road, Starbook, Songs of Enchantment and Every Leaf a Hallelujah.
Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Booker Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Knight Bachelor.
Sources
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“Ben Okri”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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