Booker winner Ben Okri rewrites published novel to drive home message on slavery

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The author tells why he spent five years on a new draft of his 2008 novel Starbook to give more emphasis to one of its key themes

Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The GuardianPhotograph: Murdo Macleod/The GuardianSelf-criticism, perhaps even regret, is common among writers looking back at old work, but the

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