BEN OKRI
Ben Okri marks 30 years since he won the Booker Prize with ‘The Famished Road’
Thursday 9 December 2021
As part of the #2021BookerPrize winner ceremony, 1991 Booker Prize winner Ben Okri speaks to host Samira Ahmed. 30 years on from winning with ‘The Famished Road’ Ben reflects on what the prize means to him, and answers some of Samira’s questions.
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