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Description for In Arcadia
Paperback. A group of angry and ill-assorted people accept an invitation to make a journey to discover the real Arcadia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
288g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784082574
SKU
V9781784082574
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Ben Okri
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.
Reviews for In Arcadia
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 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