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Flowers and Shadows

Ben Okri
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Region

West Africa

Nigeria

Era

Post-colonial

Language

English

Genre

Fiction

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Jeffia Okwe, son of a wealthy Lagos businessman, discovers the corruption and dark dealings that built his comfortable life. Okri's debut novel, written when he was 21.

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Okri's debut; remarkable for a 21-year-old; shows the roots of his mature preoccupation with corruption and spiritual disintegration

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Jeffia Okwe, son of a wealthy Lagos businessman, discovers the corruption and dark dealings that built his comfortable life. Okri's debut novel, written when he was 21. Okri's debut; remarkable for a 21-year-old; shows the roots of his mature preoccupation with corruption and spiritual disintegration

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