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| Born | 15 March 1959 Minna, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Nigeria UK |
| Genre | Fiction, essays, poetry |
| Literary movement | Postmodernism, Postcolonialism |
| Notable works | The Famished Road (1991), A Way of Being Free (1997), Starbook (2007), A Time for New Dreams (2011) |
| Notable awards | Booker Prize 1991 |
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Sir Ben Golden Emuobowho Okri OBE FRSL (born 15 March 1959) is a Nigerian-born British poet and novelist.[1] Considered one of the foremost African authors in the postmodern and post-colonial traditions,[2][3] Okri has been compared favourably to authors such as Salman Rushdie and Gabriel García Márquez.[4] In 1991, his novel The Famished Road won the Booker Prize.[5] Okri was knighted at the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to literature.[6]
- ^ "Ben Okri", British Council, Writers Directory. Archived 2 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Ben Okri", Editors, The Guardian, 22 July 2008.
- ^ Stefaan Anrys, "Interview with Booker Prize laureate Ben Okri", Mondiaal Nieuws, 26 August 2009.
- ^ Robert Dorsman, "Ben Okri", Poetry International Web, 2000. Archived 16 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Ben Okri | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. 15 March 1959. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ Davies, Caroline (16 June 2023). "Martin Amis, Ian McEwan and Anna Wintour honoured in king's birthday list". The Guardian.