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"We never think that our mothers will die. It was like suddenly an abyss opened at my feet - I was standing on nothing. It was the strangest thing. Her passing away ripped the solidity out of the world."

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About Ben Okri

Ben Okri is a Nigerian poet and novelist whose work blends realism, myth, and political reflection. He won the Booker Prize for The Famished Road and is widely read in contemporary world literature.

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