'The Scent of Burnt Flowers' uses fiction to explore a real, historical event

Blitz Bazawule directed the first Ghanaian original film to be released on Netflix, co-directed Beyonce's visual album 'Black is King', directed the upcoming film musical version of 'The Color Purple' and, now, has published his first novel – The Scent of Burnt Flowers . In this interview, he talks with Michel Martin about how and why he wrote this novel, which meshes real historical events with the supernatural. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy