In Arcadia
In Arcadia
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Summary
A group of angry and ill-assorted people accept an invitation to make a journey to discover the real Arcadia.
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In Arcadia by 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.
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 *
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 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 prizes over the years for his fiction, and is also an acclaimed essayist, playwright, and poet.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781784082574 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784082570 |
| Title | In Arcadia |
| Author | Ben Okri |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2015-03-12 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |