In Arcadia
Author(s): Ben Okri
From Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri: a voyage into the enduring myth of Arcadia and the mysterious painting it inspired. A lyrical novel about art and enlightenment that takes the reader from Waterloo Station in London to Paris and a four hundred year old enigma, the painting by Nicolas Poussin known as 'Et in Arcadia Ego'. 'We never write the book we think we are writing. We never read the book we think we are reading' BEN OKRI.
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'Profound and enchanting.' The Times. 'The journey has inspired writers from Homer and Chaucer onwards. Ben Okri gives it an ultra modern twist.' Daily Mail. 'Delightfully lyrical. A truly fascinating work and a hugely ambitious one.' Scotland on Sunday.
Ben Okri has published many books, including The Famished Road, which won the Booker Prize, and The Age of Magic. His work has been translated into 26 languages and won numerous international prizes. Born in Nigeria, he lives in London.
General Fields
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- : Head of Zeus
- : Head of Zeus
- : 0.288
- : 01 March 2015
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ben Okri
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 823.914
- : 272