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Il venditore di sogni
Una raccolta di storie africane, di grande forza evocativa, in cui il magico realismo di Ben Okri, insignito del ''Booker Prize'' nel 1991, ci dà la chiave di lettura del travagliato sviluppo di un continente. Un intenso scenario africano dove la gente mantiene ancora forti legami con la cultura e la religione animista dei villaggi. Sotto un sole implacabile o nella stagione delle piogge, la vita a Lagos è intensa, a volte drammatica, ma ricca di calda umanità e anche di poesia. La narrazione travalica il reale, giungendo inarrestabile in un universo onirico intessuto delle mitologie ancestrali che abitano l'anima e l'immaginario del popolo nigeriano.
355 pages, Paperback
First published September 10, 1987
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Ben Okri
86 books990 followersPoet and novelist Ben Okri was born in 1959 in Minna, northern Nigeria, to an Igbo mother and Urhobo father. He grew up in London before returning to Nigeria with his family in 1968. Much of his early fiction explores the political violence that he witnessed at first hand during the civil war in Nigeria. He left the country when a grant from the Nigerian government enabled him to read Comparative Literature at Essex University in England.
He was poetry editor for West Africa magazine between 1983 and 1986 and broadcast regularly for the BBC World Service between 1983 and 1985. He was appointed Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College Cambridge in 1991, a post he held until 1993. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1987, and was awarded honorary doctorates from the universities of Westminster (1997) and Essex (2002).
His first two novels, Flowers and Shadows (1980) and The Landscapes Within (1981), are both set in Nigeria and feature as central characters two young men struggling to make sense of the disintegration and chaos happening in both their family and country. The two collections of stories that followed, Incidents at the Shrine (1986) and Stars of the New Curfew (1988), are set in Lagos and London.
In 1991 Okri was awarded the Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel The Famished Road (1991). Set in a Nigerian village, this is the first in a trilogy of novels which tell the story of Azaro, a spirit child. Azaro's narrative is continued in Songs of Enchantment (1993) and Infinite Riches (1998). Other recent fiction includes Astonishing the Gods (1995) and Dangerous Love (1996), which was awarded the Premio Palmi (Italy) in 2000. His latest novels are In Arcadia (2002) and Starbook (2007).
A collection of poems, An African Elegy, was published in 1992, and an epic poem, Mental Flight, in 1999. A collection of essays, A Way of Being Free, was published in 1997. Ben Okri is also the author of a play, In Exilus.
In his latest book, Tales of Freedom (2009), Okri brings together poetry and story.
Ben Okri is a Vice-President of the English Centre of International PEN, a member of the board of the Royal National Theatre, and was awarded an OBE in 2001. He lives in London.
He was poetry editor for West Africa magazine between 1983 and 1986 and broadcast regularly for the BBC World Service between 1983 and 1985. He was appointed Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College Cambridge in 1991, a post he held until 1993. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1987, and was awarded honorary doctorates from the universities of Westminster (1997) and Essex (2002).
His first two novels, Flowers and Shadows (1980) and The Landscapes Within (1981), are both set in Nigeria and feature as central characters two young men struggling to make sense of the disintegration and chaos happening in both their family and country. The two collections of stories that followed, Incidents at the Shrine (1986) and Stars of the New Curfew (1988), are set in Lagos and London.
In 1991 Okri was awarded the Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel The Famished Road (1991). Set in a Nigerian village, this is the first in a trilogy of novels which tell the story of Azaro, a spirit child. Azaro's narrative is continued in Songs of Enchantment (1993) and Infinite Riches (1998). Other recent fiction includes Astonishing the Gods (1995) and Dangerous Love (1996), which was awarded the Premio Palmi (Italy) in 2000. His latest novels are In Arcadia (2002) and Starbook (2007).
A collection of poems, An African Elegy, was published in 1992, and an epic poem, Mental Flight, in 1999. A collection of essays, A Way of Being Free, was published in 1997. Ben Okri is also the author of a play, In Exilus.
In his latest book, Tales of Freedom (2009), Okri brings together poetry and story.
Ben Okri is a Vice-President of the English Centre of International PEN, a member of the board of the Royal National Theatre, and was awarded an OBE in 2001. He lives in London.
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September 18, 2018
Loved these stories which are realistic in the sense they cover life in Lagos and elsewhere in Nigeria (plus a couple in London), getting on buses and fleeing the excesses of civil war (1970), arguing with girlfriends and family, trying to make a living out of self help pamphlets, avoiding violence and robbery, dancing to highlife and getting high, but are also infused with dream logic and symbolism (some of which escaped me - no matter). The stories follow their own paths and take you (me) with them. His first collection and paved the way for his brilliant collection, Stars of the New Curfew.
July 1, 2022
2.5 maybe? Some of the stories were ok, I just didn't actively enjoy any of them
September 19, 2020
A soulful collection of stories that offers a glimpse into people's everyday life struggles, set mostly in Africa. They are all told from the viewpoint of male protagonists and deal with issues such as alienation, urban life, poverty, violence, love and infidelity. Most of the stories are told in a meandering fashion rather than built around a rigid linear plot structure, and are also strongly infused with the spirit world and symbolism. It gives a dreamlike quality to the stories and a sense of hovering on the border of the surface world we all inhabit. I am not sure I always fully grasped all the magical realism elements but I nonetheless enjoyed Okri's snarrative style and the light touch way in which he portrays people's struggles with finding a place in life and society.
March 23, 2012
Like an African version of Joyce's 'Dubliners', this collection of short stories follows a series of ordinary people as they live their lives. Okri presents images to the reader with clarity and precision but without judgment, allowing the reader to make their own.
January 18, 2017
Ben Okri’s The Famished Road is an incredible book so when my friend chose Incidents at the Shrine for book group I was excited. I don’t particularly enjoy reading Okri’s writing because it is challenging in the subject matter (domestic violence, clan violence, abject poverty, starvation, cruelty to animals etc) and the characters are generally flawed, unreliable, flaky and unlikable. With Incidents at the Shrine I had to put the book down a few times due to feelings of nausea and normally with a book that thin (only 136 pages) I would have devoured it during my 27 hours of travel to South America but it was not compelling enough to pursue through the haze of fatigue and sleep deprivation.
I’m not Nigerian and I’ve never been to Nigeria so I can’t know how realistic Okri’s writing is but it feels very realistic. Okri’s lyrical, poetic and humorous prose recreates with startling power the deprivations of life for the post-civil war, impoverished people of Nigeria. Books don’t need to be enjoyable to be enriching and that’s how I feel about Okri. He was obviously and justifiably filled with anger and frustration while writing and those emotions dominate the stories.
Incidents at the Shrine is a series of unconnected short stories and it was Okri’s first collection of published stories, published 1986. The protagonists range from boys to middle aged men and what they all share is mediocrity. The stories are firmly entrenched in the present, and unlike Tim Winton whose middle-aged, mediocre male protagonists spend a lot of time reflecting on past mistakes, Okri’s protagonists do not reflect, they simply bumble from mistake to new mistake. All of the characters live on the cusp of poverty, without secure income sources and sometimes losing their homes. Some are clever (e.g. Joe the Dream-vendor who runs a Cosmic Power Correspondence Course) but none of them make clever financial decisions, opting to drink ogrogoro and beer, pay for prostitutes and generally squander their money.
I find the writing of Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie far more enjoyable than Okri’s even though it follows some of the same themes of clan violence etc and are set in a similar era to Okri’s. I wonder if my preference is because Adichie writes about the educated middle class, who face deprivations due to circumstances beyond their control (e.g. war) rather than due to poor personal choices like Okri’s characters. Having said that I do of course realise that Okri’s characters have few opportunities and have to try to scratch a living by whatever means they can. I just wish that they would be more circumspect with their hard won cash rather than squandering it on booze, dubious herbalist cures, and sex.
There is a great deal of symbolism at play throughout the book and obviously most of the stories are allegories. I do not have the depth of understanding required to perceive the true meaning of some of them but this review should help other readers. One question to my readers: Is the black winged creature death? I was familiar with some of the spiritual aspects of the stories from reading Chinua Achebe but I still view the stories through my own paradigm so I struggled to understand the symbolism.
The women in Incidents at the Shrine are generally sex objects but they also show the only abilities for financial stewardship and planning of any characters in the book. The descriptions are sexualised and show an interesting and discomforting view of women, e.g.
About Sarah – She was robust, and her body was slow in its thick sweaty sensuality
About Monica – When I leaned how to cover my nakedness she developed long legs and a pert behind and took to moving round our town like a wild and beautiful cat.
About Titi – She was robust and fleshy and wore a tight-fitting dress…She had small bright hungry eyes and large breasts.
About Mary – … she was also slim in a nice way… I often wondered why Uncle sent so many messages to her and saw her secretly in the dark, especially when he had a wife who was better-looking and fatter.
I first posted this review on my blog: https://strivetoengage.wordpress.com/...
I’m not Nigerian and I’ve never been to Nigeria so I can’t know how realistic Okri’s writing is but it feels very realistic. Okri’s lyrical, poetic and humorous prose recreates with startling power the deprivations of life for the post-civil war, impoverished people of Nigeria. Books don’t need to be enjoyable to be enriching and that’s how I feel about Okri. He was obviously and justifiably filled with anger and frustration while writing and those emotions dominate the stories.
Incidents at the Shrine is a series of unconnected short stories and it was Okri’s first collection of published stories, published 1986. The protagonists range from boys to middle aged men and what they all share is mediocrity. The stories are firmly entrenched in the present, and unlike Tim Winton whose middle-aged, mediocre male protagonists spend a lot of time reflecting on past mistakes, Okri’s protagonists do not reflect, they simply bumble from mistake to new mistake. All of the characters live on the cusp of poverty, without secure income sources and sometimes losing their homes. Some are clever (e.g. Joe the Dream-vendor who runs a Cosmic Power Correspondence Course) but none of them make clever financial decisions, opting to drink ogrogoro and beer, pay for prostitutes and generally squander their money.
I find the writing of Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie far more enjoyable than Okri’s even though it follows some of the same themes of clan violence etc and are set in a similar era to Okri’s. I wonder if my preference is because Adichie writes about the educated middle class, who face deprivations due to circumstances beyond their control (e.g. war) rather than due to poor personal choices like Okri’s characters. Having said that I do of course realise that Okri’s characters have few opportunities and have to try to scratch a living by whatever means they can. I just wish that they would be more circumspect with their hard won cash rather than squandering it on booze, dubious herbalist cures, and sex.
There is a great deal of symbolism at play throughout the book and obviously most of the stories are allegories. I do not have the depth of understanding required to perceive the true meaning of some of them but this review should help other readers. One question to my readers: Is the black winged creature death? I was familiar with some of the spiritual aspects of the stories from reading Chinua Achebe but I still view the stories through my own paradigm so I struggled to understand the symbolism.
The women in Incidents at the Shrine are generally sex objects but they also show the only abilities for financial stewardship and planning of any characters in the book. The descriptions are sexualised and show an interesting and discomforting view of women, e.g.
About Sarah – She was robust, and her body was slow in its thick sweaty sensuality
About Monica – When I leaned how to cover my nakedness she developed long legs and a pert behind and took to moving round our town like a wild and beautiful cat.
About Titi – She was robust and fleshy and wore a tight-fitting dress…She had small bright hungry eyes and large breasts.
About Mary – … she was also slim in a nice way… I often wondered why Uncle sent so many messages to her and saw her secretly in the dark, especially when he had a wife who was better-looking and fatter.
I first posted this review on my blog: https://strivetoengage.wordpress.com/...
July 23, 2022
Okri was recommended to me by a staff at Ouida; she said they study his works in school, but I'm not sure if this collection of short stories is one of his best works.
The stories I enjoyed painted the hustle and bustle of Lagos, but also the decay under the surface, and the ennui that people face with dwindling job prospects and a reliance on self-help or advice from the mystics.
Quotes:
He saw people lying at street corners, scratching themselves; he saw the youths who grew angrier and then sooner or later turn to armed robbery; he saw those who are executed at the beach; and he saw the children who put a piece of wood into their mouths and die four days later, poisoned by their own innocent hunger. It all came to him in the shapeless waves of dizziness.
His wife was also out of it. He owed her too much money already. Every night, when she returned from the market, she looked more burnt and punished. Her eyes were now permanently red from the dust and pepper of the market. Her cheekbones stood out in relief and her spirit had hardened. She was definitely out of it. Besides, she was paying for the children's school uniforms.
The stories I enjoyed painted the hustle and bustle of Lagos, but also the decay under the surface, and the ennui that people face with dwindling job prospects and a reliance on self-help or advice from the mystics.
Quotes:
He saw people lying at street corners, scratching themselves; he saw the youths who grew angrier and then sooner or later turn to armed robbery; he saw those who are executed at the beach; and he saw the children who put a piece of wood into their mouths and die four days later, poisoned by their own innocent hunger. It all came to him in the shapeless waves of dizziness.
His wife was also out of it. He owed her too much money already. Every night, when she returned from the market, she looked more burnt and punished. Her eyes were now permanently red from the dust and pepper of the market. Her cheekbones stood out in relief and her spirit had hardened. She was definitely out of it. Besides, she was paying for the children's school uniforms.
February 28, 2015
This book was the first book by the author published and is a series of unconnected short stories where the protagonists are all male and range in age from a 10 year old boy to middle age but share the fact that they are all ordinary with no real power or authority. They are all single and frustrated in love. What female participants present are generally seen merely as sex objects.
There is certainly a healthy dose of African mysticism within these tales which I don't pretend to comprehend and as such I find this a hard book to review. On one hand I enjoyed Okri's lyrical writing style and beautiful depictions yet on the other I feel that I failed to grasp the stories true meanings. I also found it easier to dip into the book for one story at a time rather than trying to merge several at a time. All in all I found this a somewhat frustrating book to read hence the low marks.
There is certainly a healthy dose of African mysticism within these tales which I don't pretend to comprehend and as such I find this a hard book to review. On one hand I enjoyed Okri's lyrical writing style and beautiful depictions yet on the other I feel that I failed to grasp the stories true meanings. I also found it easier to dip into the book for one story at a time rather than trying to merge several at a time. All in all I found this a somewhat frustrating book to read hence the low marks.
May 3, 2018
Incidents at the Shrine is a collection of 8 short stories, most of which are based in Nigeria and others in the UK. My favourite was 'A Hidden History', a haunting allegorical tale about the creation and decay of a British inner city ghetto.
Ben Okri's writing style is often highly experimental, with frequent use of symbolism and dream logic which give his stories a surreal twist. I found all of them highly enjoyable (although some of the references/symbolism was definitely beyond me), and often quite powerful. Incidents at the Shrine in particular reads like a fever dream (in a good way). Would definitely recommend!
Ben Okri's writing style is often highly experimental, with frequent use of symbolism and dream logic which give his stories a surreal twist. I found all of them highly enjoyable (although some of the references/symbolism was definitely beyond me), and often quite powerful. Incidents at the Shrine in particular reads like a fever dream (in a good way). Would definitely recommend!
March 28, 2022
Ada tujuh cerita pendek di buku ini. Cerita yg unik dgn berbagai karakter yg unik pula. Cerpen pertama membuat ku menerka apa sih yg hendak disampaikan penulis di kumcer ini, aku mencoba menikmati setiap detailnya, tentang perang saudara dan berbagai keporak poranda ketika masa perang. Aku bisa mengambil pesan di cerpen pertama itu.
Akan tetapi setelah membaca cerpen kedua dst aku mulai merasa jengah, cukup disturbing membayangkan berbagai latar tempat yg kumuh, orang orang yg jorok, punya sifat aneh, dan hal hal yg ngga masuk akal lainnya. Aku jadi ingin cepat-cepat menyelesaikan buku ini saking enek membayangkannya hehe. Maaf bukan rasis sih, tapi setelah baca cerita pendek di buku ini aku jadi beranggapan beberapa orang afrika memang seperti itu mengingat si penulis orang Nigeria.
Cerita pendek terakhir akhirnya bisa menjadi penutup yg mengesankan, menyayat hati, cerita paling layak diterima daripada cerita sebelumnya. Overall untuk gaya bercerita aku suka, penuh sarkas, dark story.
Akan tetapi setelah membaca cerpen kedua dst aku mulai merasa jengah, cukup disturbing membayangkan berbagai latar tempat yg kumuh, orang orang yg jorok, punya sifat aneh, dan hal hal yg ngga masuk akal lainnya. Aku jadi ingin cepat-cepat menyelesaikan buku ini saking enek membayangkannya hehe. Maaf bukan rasis sih, tapi setelah baca cerita pendek di buku ini aku jadi beranggapan beberapa orang afrika memang seperti itu mengingat si penulis orang Nigeria.
Cerita pendek terakhir akhirnya bisa menjadi penutup yg mengesankan, menyayat hati, cerita paling layak diterima daripada cerita sebelumnya. Overall untuk gaya bercerita aku suka, penuh sarkas, dark story.
September 10, 2017
“Anderson gazed at the oddly elegant monoliths and said: ‘You resemble the gods you worship.’
His uncle gripped him suddenly.
‘We don’t speak of resemblances in our village, you hear?’
Anderson nodded. His uncle relaxed his grip. They moved on.
After a while his uncle said: ‘The world is the shrine and the shrine is the world. Everything must have a centre. When you talk rubbish, bad things fly into your mouth.’”
(from “Incidents at the Shrine”)
I’d been looking forward to reading this since Nnedi Okorafor recommended it on Twitter a while ago (and then was spurred to do so finally by this tweet) and let me tell you, it did not disappoint.
His uncle gripped him suddenly.
‘We don’t speak of resemblances in our village, you hear?’
Anderson nodded. His uncle relaxed his grip. They moved on.
After a while his uncle said: ‘The world is the shrine and the shrine is the world. Everything must have a centre. When you talk rubbish, bad things fly into your mouth.’”
(from “Incidents at the Shrine”)
I’d been looking forward to reading this since Nnedi Okorafor recommended it on Twitter a while ago (and then was spurred to do so finally by this tweet) and let me tell you, it did not disappoint.
November 17, 2019
Membaca kumcer ini seperti mengintip, bukan hanya literatur sastra Nigeria, namun lebih lagi, kehidupan masyarakat paling kumuh di Nigeria. Dari perang antar suku sampai praktek perdukunan, dari pengalaman malam seorang tunawisma hingga kehidupan seorang pria yang berselingkuh dan wanita pelakornya.
Aku cukup suka dengan tema-tema yang diangkat dan gaya penulisan Ben Okri ini, meskipun ada rasa berjarak karena asingnya budaya Afrika-Nigeria di mataku. Favku cerpen Kedok, kisah yang aneh, sedikit misterius, dan endingnya gong banget. Lagian karakter utamanya ini ternyata pakai parfum berlebihan gara-gara over-konpensasi tuntutan pekerjaannya, lol.
Oiya, tapi versi basabasi ini isinya cuma 7 cerpen, beda dengan terbitan aslinya yang berisi 8 cerita.
Aku cukup suka dengan tema-tema yang diangkat dan gaya penulisan Ben Okri ini, meskipun ada rasa berjarak karena asingnya budaya Afrika-Nigeria di mataku. Favku cerpen Kedok, kisah yang aneh, sedikit misterius, dan endingnya gong banget. Lagian karakter utamanya ini ternyata pakai parfum berlebihan gara-gara over-konpensasi tuntutan pekerjaannya, lol.
Oiya, tapi versi basabasi ini isinya cuma 7 cerpen, beda dengan terbitan aslinya yang berisi 8 cerita.
July 9, 2021
Ci sono tantissimi sogni in Africa. Soldi, salute, successo, amore, guarigione. E altrettanti venditori: che si occupa di vendere falsi medicinali al mercato, chi afferma il proprio potere gettando (spray) denaro durante delle manifestazioni pubbliche. E poi c'è la sorcellerie: la magia che tutto puó. La voce narrante immerge il lettore in un mondo lontano,fatto di rituali tradizionali, di canzoni improvvisate, di pietanze ipercaloriche. La mia esperienza personale mi ha aiutata a comprendere le dinamiche di questi racconti brevi che ripropongono la realtà quotidiana di una civiltà alla ricerca di affermazione. Da leggere con mente aperta.
January 1, 2025
Kebiasaan baca buku terjemahan dari Eropa atau Amrik, baca ini suka lupa kalo settingnya tuh di Benua Afrika. Nigeria tepatnya. Jadi sering banget nemuin frase 'orang kulit putih'. Cerpennya ga banyak, dan penuh metafora yang sulit buat gw cerna. Apalagi cerita yang jadi judul buku ini. Menarik, magis, misterius, dan bikin hah-heh-hoh. Nemuin satu terjemahan yang bikin ga sreg di cerpen 'Kedok'. "Ini kamar punya loe?" Penasaran sih kenapa penerjemahnya milih menggunakan kata ganti loe, kek di Jakarta. Over all, interesting read, nambah beragam bacaan, bahwa literasi bukan hanya dari dunia orang kulit putih semata.
Buku ini dibawakan untuk siaran di bulan Maret 2024.
Buku ini dibawakan untuk siaran di bulan Maret 2024.
April 6, 2025
A collection of 8 short stories, set in Nigeria and London, mostly about the lives of poor and homeless people living hand to mouth.
I enjoyed the light, direct style of writing which mixed realism, the spirit world and magic realism. Despite the poverty and difficulties described, the light, jaunty style and the humorous touches made for an enjoyable read. I came away with a good flavour of life in Nigeria. I look forward to reading The Famished Road.
Day 4 of my 2024 Advent Calendar of Books!
I enjoyed the light, direct style of writing which mixed realism, the spirit world and magic realism. Despite the poverty and difficulties described, the light, jaunty style and the humorous touches made for an enjoyable read. I came away with a good flavour of life in Nigeria. I look forward to reading The Famished Road.
Day 4 of my 2024 Advent Calendar of Books!
September 18, 2020
dari 8 cerpen, selain cerita yang judul buku ini adalah converging city, ttg pria yg mengalami rentetan petaka tiada henti & kehilangan org2 terkasih. hampir semua berlatar perang, diktator militer dan konflik sipil. narasi ben okri sangat deskriptif penuh dengan alegori dan metafora yang membuat ruagn interpretasi begitu luas. sekilas mengingatkan cerita2 amerika latin, tentu dgn latar berbeda
January 20, 2018
Far more enjoyable than the overlong, plodding The Famished Road.
May 16, 2018
Snippets of life: raw as the evening’s red dawn; fresh as newborn’s first cry.
May 16, 2020
An excellent, ethereal collection of stories which I highly enjoyed.
October 14, 2020
Ben Okri is a great teller of tales. He is able to weave greate stories that speak to numerous apsect of societal issues. His prose are humourously razor sharp.
September 23, 2021
Destaco en especial la primer narración (que es, honestamente, uno de los mejores cuentos que he leído) y los últimos dos. Okri es un narrador extraordinario.
October 2, 2022
Strange stories written with an economy of style and some beautiful language.
January 31, 2023
I liked some of the stories but did not feel griped by them. Some powerful narrative and some tough topics given Okri's British-Nigerian background.
July 10, 2023
A poetical, humorous collection of short stories with the elements of magical realism.
April 9, 2024
I felt like time didn’t exist properly when reading these stories - trance like and disturbing.
I bought it for the cover, stayed because it captured the absurdity of child’s laughter.
I bought it for the cover, stayed because it captured the absurdity of child’s laughter.
March 11, 2022
Jujurly butuh pengetahuan yg cukup untuk membaca kumpulan cerpen ini, krn berlatar di Nigeria dn harus sempetin googling untuk mengetahui istilah yg erat dg tradisi di Nigeria. Penulis memiliki ciri khas bahasa yg puitis, cuman akunya aja yg kurang nangkep. Nampaknya aku harus membaca buku ini sekali lagi supaya paham pesan yg disampaikan. Mungkin bagi orang Nigeria, kumcer ini cukup dekat dengan realita yg terjadi disana.
Cerpen yg paling mudah aku sukai adalah:
1. "Doa Laknat", ya bercerita ttg doa dari seorang paman.
2. "Insiden Kuil", cerita ttg seseorang yg terkena santet.
3. "Tawa di Kolong Jembatan", ttg cinta monyet ditengah perang saudara.
Cerpen yg paling mudah aku sukai adalah:
1. "Doa Laknat", ya bercerita ttg doa dari seorang paman.
2. "Insiden Kuil", cerita ttg seseorang yg terkena santet.
3. "Tawa di Kolong Jembatan", ttg cinta monyet ditengah perang saudara.
April 30, 2016
A collection of 8 short stories which span every shade of emotion possible. From starkly descriptive prose to pure surrealism, Okri takes you on a different journey with every story. You experience the horrors of a war-torn zone in Africa, the decay that conquers a small Brit city, as well as the personal struggles of many that you make you laugh, cringe, and wonder as you live through so many characters with such different lives within a span of mere 135 pages.
July 24, 2012
This collection of short stories by Ben Okri is the best introduction to Okri. Okri's writing is unique and he writes about things that seem highly unrealistic to the 'lay-'man. He depends a lot on what others might call superstition.
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June 9, 2015
Very dark, but beautifully written!
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