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Ben Okri
Ben Okri is a Nigerian poet and novelist. Okri is considered to be one of the leading African authors of postmodern and post-colonial traditions, and is favorably compared with authors like Salman Rushdie and Gabriel García Márquez.
BornMarch 15, 1959, Minna, Nigeria
OccupationWriter
GenreFiction, essays, poetry
Literary movementPostmodernism, Postcolonialism
Notable worksThe Famished Road, A Way of Being Free, Starbook, A Time for New Dreams
Notable awardsMan Booker Prize

About Ben Okri

Poet Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria on March 15, 1959. He's 64 years old today.

A poet and novelist who served as the poetry editor of West Africa magazine and won the Booker Prize for Fiction. From 1983 to 1985, he was a regular contributor to the BBC World Service.

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Ben Okri before becoming famous

Ben Okri was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1959 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

At Essex University, he studied comparative literature.

Achievement of Ben Okri

He was named an Honorary Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford, in 2014.

Ben Okri's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Silver Oghekeneshineke Loloje Okri and Grace Okri are his parents.

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Novelist Salman Rushdie's postmodern writings have been compared to his.

Ben Okri Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Ben Okri updated on March 15 2023.