SAGA OF YORUBA IN THE WORK OF BEN OKRI (Pages 144- 148) by Ms. K. Saranya * and Dr. A. Selvalakshmi ** in THE ENGLISH INDIA / ISSN: 2321-1172 (Online); 2347-2634 (Print)

The effect of the author’s life on the literary creation is often inspiring. Social, historical context mingle reality with fiction. This paper aims at scrutinizing the knowledge of myths and rituals in Ben Okri’s The Famished Road. This study inquiries about the mythical elements prevailing in Nigeria and the aftermath effect of Colonialism in fragments. But these fragments from the aggregation of events, especially of Ben Okri. Okri unveils the truth and facts about the Post-Colonial Nigeria.he effect of the author’s life on the literary creation is often inspiring. Social, historical context mingle reality with fiction. This paper aims at scrutinizing the knowledge of myths and rituals in Ben Okri’s The Famished Road. This study inquiries about the mythical elements prevailing in Nigeria and the aftermath effect of Colonialism in fragments. But these fragments from the aggregation of events, especially of Ben Okri. Okri unveils the truth and facts about the Post-Colonial Nigeria.Keywords: Literary creation, Social & historical context, reality with fiction, myths and rituals, mythical elements, Post-Colonial Nigeria etc.