Ben Okri: Towards the Invisible City

by Robert Fraser

This first ever full-length study of Ben Okri's life and work is based on twenty years of friendship and close attention to his texts. It argues that his writing is best appreciated against the background of his early exposure to the Nigerian Civil War (1967-70) and his attempts since then to forge a medium of conciliation through literature. "We live by stories", Okri once wrote, "We also live in them". Following him from Lagos to London and from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0746309937
• ISBN13: 9780746309933
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.5"