Irenosen Okojie is set to host Nnedi Okorafor at South Bank Centre in an upcoming visit to the United Kingdom. Nnedi Okorafor is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, with her novella Ikenga winning over 4 awards.
Death of the Author is driven from a place of heartfelt context, with an ambitious meta-drama about what makes us human. This is a work of art that juxtaposes pressure from family members and secret competition within siblings.
Zelu, the protagonist in Death of the Author, struggles with family dynamics shaped by established traditions and suddenly faces a career crash after leaving her role at a tertiary education. After her novel was also rejected in the midst of her sister’s forthcoming wedding. Sends her into a shock wave of unexpected melancholy.
Being disabled, unemployed, and from a nosy, high-achieving, judgmental family, she’s not sure what comes next. As her platform on life faces further issues,
In her hotel room on a set night— she takes the risk that will define her life. Through a sci-fi on androids and AI after the extinction of humanity. And everything changes.
What follows is a tale of love and loss, fame and infamy, of extraordinary events in one world. As Zelu’s life evolves, reality becomes a world apart from the physical realm. Because she etched a world within her reach far from others.
Aside from London, Nnedi Okorafor would also be visiting Brighton. Actually on an earlier date, which is the 22nd of February 2025. Her works are well received and prove her margin in securing a Nobel Prize for Literature soon.
With all being said, Irenosen Okojie, a Nigerian British author, also yearns to experience Nnedi Okorafor’s inspiration to curate this work. With her background as Vice Chair of the Royal Society for Literature and an MBE for services to literature in 2021. She is the director and founder of Black to the Future Festival.
Tickets can be purchased: For the Brighton event on 22nd February 2025 through https://afroribooks.co.uk/products/in-conversation-with-nnedi-okorafor and 23rd of February 2025 for the London event on https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/nnedi-okorafor-death-of-the-author/
