I went about the market confused by many voices that could … - Ben Okri

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I went about the market confused by many voices that could have been Mum's, many faces that could have been hers, and I saw that her tiredness and sacrifice were not hers alone but were suffered by all women, all women of the marketplace.

Ben Okri

The Famished Road · June 1, 1993 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Sir Ben Golden Emuobowho Okri OBE FRSL (born 15 March 1959) is a Nigerian poet and novelist.

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