Ben Okri

The Freedom Artist

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Produktbeschreibung

An impassioned plea for freedom and justice, set in a world uncomfortably like our own, by the Booker-winner Ben Okri.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blackstone Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 132mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781617757921
• ISBN-10: 1617757926
• Artikelnr.: 55812028

Autorenporträt

Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria. His childhood was divided between Nigeria, where he saw firsthand the consequences of war, and London. He won the Booker Prize in 1991 for The Famished Road. He has published eleven novels, four volumes of short stories, four books of essays, and four collections of poems. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. He also writes plays and screenplays. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a vice president of English PEN, and has been awarded the OBE as well as numerous international prizes and honorary doctorates.

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