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1	Famished Road more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist In the slums of an African city, a child named Azaro has cheated on his pact with the spirit world. Meanwhile, his impoverished family must struggle to survive in the real world under British colonial rule. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.86! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Astonishing the Gods more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist This is a story for all ages, set in a time and place best known to lovers of fairytales and myths. It is a modern fable, a way of understanding who we are now and how our search for identity affects our perceptions and actions, shot through with the gentle magic of Ben Okri's imaginative prose. 'Astonishing the Gods is properly worked and exact, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories more books like this by Ben Okri, Nadine Gordimer (Adapted by), C L Innes add to wishlist This anthology represents the talent and scope to be found in contemporary African writing. It contains both new and previously published stories by such authors as Nadine Gordimer, Ben Okri, Kojo Laing, Mia Couto and Moyez Vassanji. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.70! \| SVS
4	Stars of the New Curfew more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist This collection of short stories is set in Nigeria and reflects the mad, exotic and often dangerous chaos which reigns there. They include jumbled up voodoo stories, stories of shanty towns and of men from the villages seeking their fortunes in the streets and filthy gutters of the new towns. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Songs of Enchantment more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist One great thought can change the dreams of the world. One great action, lived out all the way to the sea, can change the history of the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	An African elegy more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist A first collection of poems by the Nigerian writer, Ben Okri who is the author of "The Famished Road". It brings together poems which have appeared in various publications including "The Guardian" and the anthology "Colours of Day" as well as previously unpublished work. see all copies from $5.73! new only from $33.28! \| first editions
7	Infinite Riches more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist Azaro is a spirit child. He made a pact with his spirit companions that when he was born he would die at the first oppurtunity, but after his birth, he broke the pact and continued to live. His spirit companions threatend to send seven spirits to reclaim him. So far, five have tried and failed, but the remaining two are the most dangerous of all. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.51! \| first editions
8	Dangerous love more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist With the simplicity and innocence of Narayan or Seth, he tells the story of a young man, Omovo, an office-worker and artist who lives at home with his father and his father's second wife. In the communal world of the compound in which he lives, Omovo has many friends and some enemies, but most important of all there is Ifeyiwa, a beautiful young ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	In Arcadia [Import] by Ben Okri add to wishlist A group of angry and ill-assorted people accept an invitation to make a journey. Inspired by a painting and financed by a mysterious benefactor, they set off to discover the real Arcadia. Or what remains of it. Their journey begins in ignorance and chaos at Waterloo Station and takes them through superstition and myth to harmony. In the Louvre, in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Starbook by Ben Okri add to wishlist see all copies from $10.27! new only from $10.27!
11	Incidents at the Shrine: Short Stories more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist see all copies from $19.95! signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	In Arcadia by Ben Okri add to wishlist A group of angry and ill-assorted people accept an invitation to make a journey. Inspired by a painting and financed by a mysterious benefactor, they set off to discover the real Arcadia. Or what remains of it. Their journey begins in ignorance and chaos at Waterloo station and takes them through superstition and myth to harmony. In the Louvre, ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $65.71!
13 view cover	A way of being free more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist In this inspirational volume, the Booker Prize-winning author of THE FAMISHED ROAD makes essays into an art form. The ten pieces in this beautifully crafted collection range from the personal to the analytical, including a meditation on the role of the poet, a study of Picasso's Minotaur, a paean to human freedom in honour of Salman Rushdie, and ... see all copies from $13.00!
14 view cover	Birds of heaven more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist This text contains two inspirational essays from the author of "The Famished Road", on the meaning of language and its power to shape our lives. The work presents an alternative spiritual response to the problems of the present day. see all copies from $2.23! new only from $99.00!
15 view cover	Mental fight more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist This epic poem is intended as a celebration of humanity's achievements at the end of this millennium, and a rallying cry for the next. Strongly political, the poem touches on issues of racism, intolerance, and environmental destruction, amongst others. see all copies from $14.25! signed copies
16 view cover	Starbook by Ben Okri add to wishlist 'We are listeners at the oracle. Those who truly hear are touched and changed.' At one level, "Starbook" tells the delicate story of a prince and a maiden who are both tested by trials in a mythical land where art, initiation and dynamic stillness are supremely important. At another level, this rich and stimulating novel opens up the nature of ... see all copies from $25.28! new only from $25.28!
17 view cover	Flowers and Shadows more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist Set in the hustle of Lagos, a series of disturbing events strip the young Jeffia Okwe of his innocence and reveal the ruthlessness of his own father. The tragic climax of the tale leaves Jeffia cleansed of "the sins of his father", ready for adult life and optimistic about the future. The author has also written "Incidents at a Shrine" which won ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
18 view cover	El Mago de Las Estrellas: Un Cuento Magico de Amor y Regeneracion by Ben Okri add to wishlist see all copies from $12.61! new only from $12.61! \| SVS
19	En Arcadie by Ben; Guiloineau Okri, Jean add to wishlist see all copies from $79.75! new only from $79.75!
20	Etonner Les Dieux by Ben Okri add to wishlist see all copies from $40.38! new only from $40.38!
21 view cover	Incidents at the Shrine more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.22! \| first editions
22 view cover	Starbook by Ben Okri add to wishlist "Starbook" tells the tale of a prince and a maiden in a mythical land where a golden age is ending. Their fragile story considers the important questions we all face, exploring creativity, wisdom, suffering and transcendence in a time when imagination still ruled the world. A magnificent achievement and a modern-day parable, "Starbook" offers a ... see all copies from $3.04! new only from $12.89!
23 view cover	Tales of Freedom by Ben Okri add to wishlist As one of Britain's foremost poets, Ben Okri is rightly acclaimed for his use of language. And as a Booker Prize winning novelist, this skill was shown to particular effect in both "Starbook" (his most recent work) and in "The Famished Road". In "Tales of Freedom" he brings both poetry and story together in a fascinating new form, using writing ... see all copies from $19.22! new only from $19.22! \| first editions
24 view cover	Tales of Freedom by Ben Okri add to wishlist As one of Britain's foremost poets, Ben Okri is rightly acclaimed for his use of language. And as a Booker Prize winning novelist, this skill was shown to particular effect in both "Starbook" (his most recent work) and in "The Famished Road". In "Tales of Freedom" he brings both poetry and story together in a fascinating new form, using writing ... see all copies from $30.09! new only from $30.09!
25	El Camino Hambriento more books like this by Ben Okri add to wishlist see all copies from $6.33! new only from $6.33!

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