Okri, Ben Stars of the New Curfew ISBN 13: 9780436339448

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A collection of short stories first published by Secker & Warburg in 1988, set in the chaotic streets of Lagos and the jungle heart of Nigeria, relating tales of human suffering, self-destruction and the will to survive. By the author of THE FAMISHED ROAD, SONGS OF ENCHANTMENT and AN AFRICAN ELEGY.

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"Another piercing collection of short stories... Masterful" (Time Out)

"There are many novelists who write as well as Ben Okri, many who share his gift for recreating the texture of everyday life, many who can cut through the surface to expose, as he does, the myths of our elders and betters use to keep us in our place. There are very few novelists who can do all three. The fact that Ben Okri has done so in short stories, without ever losing his balance, his humour or his edge, makes his accomplishment all the more exceptional" (Observer)

"In a few brief sentences Ben Okri captures the arrogance and faceless indifference of the military forces which patrol the margins of these stories" (Independent)

"Stamped with the ease of a truly original imagination" (Wole Soyinka)
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This collection of short stories by Ben Okri brings to life the violence, frustration, humour and beauty of everyday life in Nigeria.

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  • PublisherMartin Secker & Warburg Ltd
  • Publication date1988
  • ISBN 10 0436339447
  • ISBN 13 9780436339448
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages208
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