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Flowers and Shadows is a novel by Ben Okri. [1] ,a Nigerian author who won the Booker’s price award in 1991 [2] .The novel was set in Lagos. The novel portrays the realities of poverty and social lifestyle in Lagos. The protagonist, Jeffia, initially sheltered in wealth, confronts the darker aspects of his family's history and society's injustices.
26 de jun. de 2020 · Flowers and shadows. by. Okri, Ben. Publication date. 1980. Topics. Young men -- Nigeria -- Fiction, Young men, Nigeria. Publisher. London : Longman Drumbeat.
1 de ene. de 2001 · Flowers and Shadows. Ben Okri. 3.86. 63 ratings3 reviews. In the hustle of Lagos, a series of disturbing events strip the young Jeffia Okwe of his innocence and reveal the ruthlessness of his own father. The tragic climax of the tale leaves Jeffia cleansed of the sins of his father, ready for adult life and optimistic about the future.
Flowers and Shadows. novel by Okri. Learn about this topic in these articles: discussed in biography. In Ben Okri. His first novels, Flowers and Shadows (1980) and The Landscapes Within (1981), employ surrealistic images to depict the corruption and lunacy of a politically scarred country.
Flowers and Shadows. Set in the hustle of Lagos, a series of disturbing events strip the young Jeffia Okwe of his innocence and reveal the ruthlessness of his own father.
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2015. International audienceThis essay analyses the tragic downfall of the main protagonist, Jonan Okwe, as portrayed in Ben Okri's Flowers and Shadows. Though ruthless and pitiless, he is obsessed with his social status: hence, his unremitting struggle to gain power and wealth by all means.
