Ben Okri

An impassioned plea for freedom and justice, set in a world uncomfortably like our own, by the Man Booker-winner Ben Okri.

En un primer nivel, El mago de las estrellas cuenta la delicada historia de un príncipe y una doncella que se ven sometidos a las pruebas de una tierra mítica en la que el arte, la iniciación y el silencio son extremadamente importantes.En un segundo nivel, esta rica y estimulante novela desvela la naturaleza de la realidad, en la que la esencia de la vida es reveladora y la fuente del encantamiento puede ser nuestra, en la que la belleza, la regeneración y la realización son, quizá, posibles.Una novela de lectura apasionante e inmensamente placentera que irradia un aura inolvidable.

Diseños de la cultura azteca para colorear y convertirlos en auténticas obras de arte

'We are listeners at the oracle. Those who truly hear are touched and changed.' At one level, STARBOOK tells the delicate story of a prince and a maiden who are both tested by trials in a mythical land where art, initiation and dynamic stillness are supremely important. At another level, this rich and stimulating novel opens up the nature of reality, where the essence of life is revealed, and the source of enchantment can be ours ndash; where beauty, regeneration and fulfilment are perhaps possible. A dazzling achievement of the imagination, and a profound work of literature of the kind that won Ben Okri the Booker Prize for THE FAMISHED ROAD his new novel is a pleasure to read, with an unforgettable radiance of its own. For, no matter where we live and who we think we are, we all have access to the oracle, and a vision of life far greater than ourselves, which comes from 'the book of life among the stars'.

Azaro is a spirit child who is born only to live for a short while before returning to the idyllic world of his spirit companions. Now he has chosen to stay in the world of the living. This is his st

In the chaotic world of his African village, the spirit-child Azaro still watches the tumultuous and tender lives of the Living; of his father who has been imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and of his mother who battles for justice. In the chaotic world of his African village, the spirit-child Azaro still watches the tumultuous and tender lives of the Living; of his father who has been imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and of his mother who battles for justice. This final chapter in Azaro's adventures is a explosive and haunting climax to this masterful trilogy.

In "Tales of Freedom" Ben Okri brings both poetry and story together in a fascinating new form, using writing and image pared down to their essentials, where haiku and story meet. Thus we discover Pinprop, the slave to an old couple lost in a clearing, who holds the keys to the universe in his quirky hands. Ben Okri has published 8 novels. His work has been translated into more than 20 languages.

omovo vit dans une banlieue pauvre de lagos, au nigeria. son univers est partagé entre la réalité sordide qui l'entoure (sa famille dispersée, son père remarié, la misère, le bureau oú il travaille rongé par la corruption) et son rêve de création : il est peintre. dans le quartier oú il vit, omovo fait la connaissance d'ifeyiwa, jeune villageoise mariée de force à un homme âgé et brutal. l'amour qui va naître entre les jeunes gens est le seul espace de liberté et d'espoir qu'ils connaissent. un amour dangereux est une épopée de la vie quotidienne dans le nigeria d'aujourd'hui, monde d'une extrême violence, pays de tous les dangers. ben okri laisse toutefois un étrange espoir à ses héros et à ses lecteurs. il s'affirme avec ce roman comme l'un des écrivains majeurs de langue anglaise.

Éste es el canto de un espíritu circulante. Una historia para todos aquellos que jamás vemos las siete montañas de nuestro destino secreto, que nunca vemos que, tras el caos, siempre puede haber un nuevo rayo de luz.Tras la monumental novela El camino hambriento, que le valió el Booker Prize, el nigeriano Ben Okri nos ofrece esta deslumbrante y original nueva lectura, Canciones del encantamiento, en la que perviven todos los ingredientes de su éxito anterior. En esta ocasión sigue la historia de Azaro, el niño-espíritu y su particular visión del mundo, con la que busca el camino para sobrevivir a las dificultades que afectan a su poblado y a su familia, siempre rodeados de los elementos misteriosos y fantásticos que configuran el universo mágico y sugerente por el que Ben Okri es calificado por los lectores occidentales como el creador de un realismo mágico internacional con el que revisa las tradicionales historias orales africanas y las diluye en unlenguaje estándar asimilable para el lector internacional.

This epic poem is intended as a celebration of humanity's achievements at the end of this millennium, and a rallying cry for the next. Strongly political, the poem touches on issues of racism, intolerance, and environmental destruction, amongst others.

A powerful collection of new and recently completed poems by Ben Okri covering topics of the day, such as the refugee crisis, racism, Obama, the Grenfell Tower fire, and the Corona outbreak.In our times of crisisThe mind has its powersThis book brings together many of Ben Okri's most acclaimed and politically charged poems.Some of them, like 'Grenfell Tower, June 2017', are already familiar. Published in theFinancial Timesless than ten days after the fire, it was played more than 6 million times on Channel 4's Facebook page, and was retweeted by thousands on Twitter.'Notre-Dame is Telling Us Something' was first read on BBC Radio 4, in the aftermath of the cathedral's near destruction. It spoke eloquently of the despair that was felt around the world.In 'shaved head poem', Ben Okri wrote of the confusion and anxiety felt as the world grappled with a health crisis unprecedented in our times.'Breathing the Light' was his response to the events of summer 2020, when a black man died beneath the knee of a white policeman, a tragedy sparking a movement for change.These poems, and others including poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa, Barack Obama, Amnesty and more, make this a uniquely powerful collection that blends anger and tenderness with Ben Okri's inimitable vision.

LES AIGüES DE LA HUMANITAT/ THE WATERS OF HUMANITY es un libro del autor OKRI, BEN editado por CENTRE DE CULTURA CONTEMPORÀNIA DE BARCE. LES AIGüES DE LA HUMANITAT/ THE WATERS OF HUMANITY tiene un có