A Way of Being Free

By Ben Okri

From Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri: 12 of his most controversial non-fiction pieces form this collection on the theme of freedom

Ranging from the personal to the analytical, covering subjects such as art, politics, storytelling, and creativity, this collection confirms Okri's place as one of the most inspiring of contemporary writers. Lyrically imaginative and provocative, it includes a meditation on the role of the poet, a study of Picasso's Minotaur, a paean to human freedom in honor of Salman Rushdie, and an appraisal of fellow-Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Independent Publishers Group
• Release date: Jul 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781784081843

Ben Okri

Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria. His childhood was divided between Nigeria, where he saw first-hand the consequences of war, and London. He has won many awards over the years, including the Booker Prize for Fiction, and is also an acclaimed essayist, playwright, and poet. In 2019 Astonishing the Gods was named as one of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'.