
- Name: Ben Okri
- Born: 03/15/1959 (62 years old)
- Occupation: Writer
Ben Okri OBE FRSL (born 15 March 1959) is a Nigerian poet and novelist. Okri is considered one of the foremost African authors in the post-modern and post-colonial traditions, and has been compared favourably to authors such as Salman Rushdie and Gabriel García Márquez.
Awards: Man Booker Prize
Genre: Fiction, essays, poetry
Birth Place: Minna, Nigeria
Source: Wikipedia