Ben Okri on How ‘Art Helps Us Unify’
In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks, the novelist discusses when and how art is most powerful.
Ben Okri
Ben Okri is a Nigerian poet, novelist, essayist, short-story writer, anthologist, aphorist, and playwright. His many works include Astonishing the Gods, The Age of Magic, A Fire in my Head, and most recently, the environmental fable for all ages Every Leaf a Hallelujah. His novel The Famished Road won the Booker Prize for Fiction.
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The Role of the Artist in Times of Crisis
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, novelist Ben Okri discusses how writing can help us reckon with what we refuse to see.
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Length: 40:56
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