Ben Okri

Ben Okri is a poet, novelist, essayist, short-story writer, anthologist, aphorist, and playwright. He has also written screenplays. His works have won numerous national and international prizes, including the Booker Prize for Fiction.

Diana Ejaita was born in Cremona, Italy, and now works as an illustrator and textile designer in Berlin. Through a combination of dramatically contrasting areas of black and white with soft patterns and textures, her illustrations betray the strength of femininity, while paying homage to her Nigerian ancestry.