BEN OKRI
Ben Okri on the Ambiguity of Reality
Thursday 22 September 2022
The author discusses “The Secret Source,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine.
Your story “The Secret Source” envisions a country that has somehow doctored its water supply to make its citizens docile and agreeable to whatever the government proposes. How did this idea come to you?
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