The Mystery Feast: Thoughts on Storytelling

By Ben Okri

'In every moment, we are part of the infinite stories that the universe is telling us and that we are telling the universe.'
Packed with ideas and inspiration, The Mystery Feast offers numerous pathways into the magical world of storytelling. Beginning with a poem, 'All we do', Booker prize-winning novelist Ben Okri presents his considered thoughts on the purpose and meaning of stories, concluding with a series of condensed 'Notes to the modern storyteller'. The collection is completed with a 'stoku' – a brief tale on the theme.
Based on decades of honing his art, this stimulating booklet gives a glimpse into the mind of a master of contemporary storytelling.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Clairview Books
• Release date: Oct 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781905570676

Ben Okri

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 awards over the years, including the Booker Prize for Fiction, and is also an acclaimed essayist, playwright, and poet. In 2019 Astonishing the Gods was named as one of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'.

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BEN OKRI is the author of 10 novels, including The Famished Road, which won the Booker prize, and The Age of Magic, as well as volumes of poetry, short stories and essays. His work has been translated into more than 26 languages and has won numerous international prizes. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Vice-President of the English Centre of International PEN, and Patron of the International School of Storytelling. Born in Nigeria, he lives in London.

The Mystery Feast

Thoughts on Storytelling

Ben Okri

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Published in Great Britain in 2015 by Clairview Books in association with the International School of Storytelling, 8 The Drive, Hove, East Sussex BN3 3JF

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© Ben Okri 2015

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