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The Comic Destiny

By Ben Okri
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Explore the extraordinary imagination of Booker Prize-winner and visionary author Ben Okri – one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature. In The Comic Destiny, Ben Okri brings together poetry and story in a fascinating new form, the ‘stoku’, which offers a key to the... Read More
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As one of Britain's foremost poets, Ben Okri is rightly acclaimed for his use of language. Here, he brings both poetry and story together in a fascinating new form, using writing and image pared down to their essentials, where haiku and story meet, by the Man Booker prize-winning author.

As one of Britain's foremost poets, Ben Okri is rightly acclaimed for his use of language. Here, he brings both poetry and story together in a fascinating new form, using writing and image pared down to their essentials, where haiku and story meet, by the Man Booker prize-winning author.

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Explore the extraordinary imagination of Booker Prize-winner and visionary author Ben Okri – one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature.

In The Comic Destiny, Ben Okri brings together poetry and story in a fascinating new form, the ‘stoku’, which offers a key to the true spirit of our times. Refined over many years, these stokus are deceptively simple. They are to be slowly savoured: a new kind of music is being played. They point towards a deeper truth, a more transcendent way of looking at our existence.

Each tale is a tiny epic, a delicate world in itself. They flow easily, but burn slowly. When strung together they form a necklace of enigmas, and offer unusual glimpses of freedom.

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ISBN: 9781035930951

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Apollo

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 149g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria. His childhood was divided between Nigeria, where he saw first hand the consequences of war, and London. He has won many prizes over the years for his fiction, and is also an acclaimed essayist, playwright, and poet.

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