Книга: Okri Ben «Starbook»

Starbook

Серия: "-"

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 vision of life far greater than ourselves.

Издательство: "Random House, Inc." (2008)

Купить за 837 руб в My-shop

Okri, Ben

▪ Nigerian writer
born March 15, 1959, Minna, Nigeria

      Nigerian novelist, short-story writer, and poet who used magic realism to convey the social and political chaos in the country of his birth.

      Okri attended Urhobo College in Warri, Nigeria, and the University of Essex in Colchester, England. His first novels, Flowers and Shadows (1980) and The Landscapes Within (1981), employ surrealistic images to depict the corruption and lunacy of a politically scarred country. Two volumes of short stories, Incidents at the Shrine (1986) and Stars of the New Curfew (1988), portray the essential link in Nigerian culture between the physical world and the world of the spirits.

      Okri won the Booker Prize for his novel The Famished Road (1991), the story of Azaro, an abiku (“spirit child”), and his quest for identity. The novels Songs of Enchantment (1993) and Infinite Riches (1998) continue the themes of The Famished Road, relating stories of dangerous quests and the struggle for equanimity in an unstable land. Okri's other novels include Astonishing the Gods (1995); Dangerous Love (1996), about “star-crossed” lovers in postcolonial Nigeria; In Arcadia (2002); and Starbook (2007). An African Elegy (1992) is a collection of poems that urges Africans to overcome the forces of chaos within their countries, and Mental Flight (1999) is a long poem. A Way of Being Free (1997) is a collection of Okri's essays. Although typically not overtly political, Okri's works nevertheless convey clear and urgent messages about the need for Africans to reforge their identities.

* * *

Источник: Okri, Ben

Другие книги схожей тематики:

АвторКнигаОписаниеГодЦенаТип книги
Okri BenStarbookStarbook 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… — Random House, Inc., - Подробнее...2008
837бумажная книга

См. также в других словарях:

  • Starbook — Infobox Book name = Starbook title orig = translator = image caption = author = Ben Okri illustrator = cover artist = country = language = English series = subject = Novel genre = publisher = Rider release date = August 16, 2007 english release… …   Wikipedia

  • Ben Okri — OBE FRSL (born 15 March 1959) is a Nigerian poet and novelist.[1] Okri has become the leading figure of his generation of Nigerian writers who have largely abandoned the social and historical themes of Chinua Achebe, and brought together… …   Wikipedia

  • Ben Okri — Ben Okri, OBE (* 15. März 1959 im zentralnigerianischen Bendel State in der Stadt Minna, Nigeria) ist ein nigerianischer Schriftsteller. Als Zweijähriger kommt er mit seinen Eltern nach London, wo sein Vater Jura studiert und er selbst… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jeanette Biedermann — (2008) Biedermann live während ihrer „Delic …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jeanette Biedermann — Jeanette en 2008 Jeanette Biedermann (ou Jeanette) (née le 22 février 1980 à Berlin sous le prénom de Jean) est une chanteuse et une actrice de télévision allemande. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Vixen Co., Ltd. — Vixen Co., Ltd. ou Vixen est une société japonaise spécialisée dans la conception, fabrication et distribution de produits optiques, notamment pour le marché de l astronomie d amateur. Elle a été fondée en 1949 par Kosuke Tsuchida. Son siège… …   Wikipédia en Français

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»