Ben Okri

Nigerian-born British poet and novelist (1959-)

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Rank in Nigeria
#163
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Age
67
Born 1959
Known for
The Famished Road
2022

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Updated 2026-06-09

Sir Ben Golden Emuobowho Okri is a Nigerian-born British poet and novelist. Considered one of the foremost African authors in the postmodern and post-colonial traditions, Okri has been compared to authors such as Salman Rushdie and Gabriel García Márquez. In 1991, his novel The Famished Road won the Booker Prize. Okri was knighted at the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to literature.