Ben Okri: The Age of Magic

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Jul 7, 2015Arts

Not long ago Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri caused a stir, writing in the Guardian that black and African writers should “not be expected to write about slavery, poverty or racial injustice. The greatest literature...

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