A modern fable about the relationship between love, suffering and creativity set on an enchanted island. 159pp, UK. PHOENIX, 0753808641

2002 1995 Paperback

A love story set in Nigeria during the 1970s in the aftermath of the civil war, celebrating the small details of life, as well as the great. 399pp, UK. PHOENIX.

2002 1996 0753808633 Paperback

This novel is magical adventure set in the turbulent world of Azaro, a spirit child who journeys through life with a constant reminder of the spirit world he has left behind.

Okri was born in 1959 in Minna in Nigeria, which he soon left with his family and only returned at the age of seven. African mythology, especially that of the Yoruba, are deeply woven into his creative work and form the basis of his poetic prose. 480pp, UK

The author combines adventure and mystery to reveal serendipities of the heart and mind. 231pp, UK. PHOENIX, 0753817071

A novel about different kinds of riches and different forms of power, opening another chapter in the adventures of Azaro, the spirit child of The Famished Road. 393pp, UK. PHOENIX.

An epic poem of rage and restoration interweaving literature, culture and vision. 68pp, UK. PHOENIX,

2000 1999 0753810670 Paperback

The sequel to The Famished Road. The spirit child Azaro is a reluctant traveller in the real world. Here Okri tells the story of his adventures, his family, of poverty and myth, of visions and obsession. 297pp, UK. VINTAGE UK, 0224036300

Booker prize-winning Ben Okri's first novel in five year, this is 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. 422pp, UK. RIDER.

A collection of short stories evoking the modern political and cultural climate of Africa. Includes the stories In the Shadow of War, Worlds that Flourish, In the City of Red Dust, When the Light Return, and What the Tapster Saw. 194pp, UK. VINTAGE UK, 0099283883

Brings both poetry and story together in a fascinating new form, using writing and image pared down to their essentials, where haiku and story meet. Thus we discover Pinprop, the slave to an old couple lost in a clearing, who holds the keys to the universe in his quirky hands. Then there is the beautifully dressed black Russian on the train, helping to film a new version of Eugene Onegin. Later, in the chaos of the aftermath of war, orphaned children paint mysterious shapes of bulls, birds, hybrid creatures, and we wonder if grief has unhinged them into genius. 208pp, UK. RIDER.

Twelve of the author's most controversial non fiction pieces on the theme of freedom. 133pp, UK. PHOENIX.

2002 1997 9780753801413 Paperback