Incidents at the Shrine: Short Stories

This book is the first collection of short stories by Natalie Okri and the eight short stories in it take place in both Nigeria and UK with the themes covering each aspect of suffering such as war, poverty hunger, etc. The protagonist, who is entrapped in the vortex of suffering, pursues hope in desperation and obtains new comprehension in his struggle. With poetic language, Okri presents on and another real world that seems magic in an elegant and humorous way.