![]() Occupying a prominent position not just in the classics canon, but as one of the most famous surviving pieces of Ancient Greek literature, the poem follows the decade long struggle of the protagonist Odysseus as he battles mythical creatures and the wrath of Greek gods in order to return home after the Trojan War. Plunging straight in, with not a little formidable title, The Odyssey, attributed to Homer, is a travel epic written in the 8th century BC, and translated into English in 1614. Most recently, his book Every Leaf a Hallelujahwas adapted by Chinonyerem Odimba for the stage at Regents Park Open Air Theatre.Īfter a few technical difficulties (blame Zoom), a brief maths lesson with his daughter about polygons (very informative), and a conversation with Every leaf a Hallelujah itself (yes, the book), Ben and I settle down to discuss why he prefers “enchantment writing” to “ magical realism”, how poetry is a way of making sense of the wonder of the world, and which books have changed his life. ![]() Ben Okri is a Nigerian novelist, essayist, poet and playwright who has even invented his own poetic form, the Stoku (a cross between a short story and a haiku)īen Okri is perhaps most famous for his novel The Famished Road which won the Man-booker prize in 1991 and forms the first in a trilogy. ![]()
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