Interview - Ben Okri

Published: Feb. 13, 2014, 11:07 a.m.

Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri on the relevance of his talk at the Gibraltar Literary Festival. Considered one of the foremost African authors in the post-modern and post-colonial traditions, Ben likens literature to ‘the magic thread’ in the mysterious labyrinth of life. For Ben, Gibraltar was the most appropriate location to speak of the conjunction of Africa and Europe.