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Ben Okri - Flowers and shadows
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| Schrijver: | Ben Okri |
| Titel: | Flowers and shadows |
| ISBN: | 9780582035362 |
| Uitgever: | Longman / African Writers |
| Bijzonderheid: | 1994, 5th impression, 208 pgs. Zeldzaam, wordt nergens aangeboden! Lichte gebruikssporen, hoekjes wat gebogen maar verder in uitstekende staat |
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| Meer info | Working as a journalist, Ben Okri began writing essays and short stories, publishing his first novel, Flowers and Shadows (1980), before the age of twenty-one. In Flowers and Shadows, Okri employs paradox and dualism to contrast the rich and poor areas of a typical Nigerian city. Set in the capital city of Lagos, the novel focuses on Jeffia, the spoiled child of a rich man, who realizes his family's wealth is the result of his father's corrupt business dealings. The novel recounts the growth into adulthood of Jeffia Okwe, the sensitive son of a corrupt and ruthless businessman and a woman who, from being "beautiful, fresh" with "so much life and vigour," becomes a "walking tragedy" after the death of her husband. Jeffia's discovery of the nature of his father's business and his business associates is economically described and frequently the pathos of the characters—particularly Juliet, his father's former mistress—is all the more effective for its understatement. Okri is exceptionally deft at evoking moments and meetings fraught with emotion, such as Jeffia's tentative falling in love with Cynthia, a night nurse. The social context of a Nigerian town is effortlessly realised. |
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