Ben Okri

The Freedom Artist

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An impassioned plea for freedom and justice, set in a world uncomfortably like our own.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Head of Zeus
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 126mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 258g
• ISBN-13: 9781788549615
• ISBN-10: 1788549619
• Artikelnr.: 55198578

Autorenporträt

Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria. His childhood was divided between Nigeria, where he saw first-hand the consequences of war, and London. He has won many awards over the years, including the Booker Prize for Fiction, and is also an acclaimed essayist, playwright, and poet. In 2019 Astonishing the Gods was named as one of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'.

Rezensionen

'Ben Okri's most significant novel since his Man Booker Prize-winning masterpiece The Famished Road, The Freedom Artist weaves together ancient myth and modern politics for an impassioned story primed for the post-truth age. A story of love and loss, fiercely told and impossible to ignore' Waterstones, The Best Books to Look Out For in 2019