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A review by muga
A Time for New Dreams by Ben Okri
4.0
I'm being destroyed by too many books, too many ideas ,too many prophecies, too many philosophies, too many discoveries, too many geniuses, too many broken titans and towering charlatans...
I have to admit Ben Okri's writing style is absolutely phenomenal and this collection of essays does not disappoint. Ben Okri invites us to think for ourselves especially in this age where we are bombarded by information and ideologies from different parts of the world and especially for us African people I think its important to re evaluate our values and Ben Okri ask of us not to forget our ancestors and that which they fought for.
Saying that I always have reservations about comparing Africans with western peoples especially their colonizers in terms of progress and political thought and art, so the references to western philosophers, artists and writers people didn't interest me at all. But lovely all the same.
I have to admit Ben Okri's writing style is absolutely phenomenal and this collection of essays does not disappoint. Ben Okri invites us to think for ourselves especially in this age where we are bombarded by information and ideologies from different parts of the world and especially for us African people I think its important to re evaluate our values and Ben Okri ask of us not to forget our ancestors and that which they fought for.
Saying that I always have reservations about comparing Africans with western peoples especially their colonizers in terms of progress and political thought and art, so the references to western philosophers, artists and writers people didn't interest me at all. But lovely all the same.