In Arcadia by Ben Okri

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 *

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.

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ISBN 13	9781784082574
ISBN 10	1784082570
Titel	In Arcadia
Autor	Ben Okri
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Erscheinungsjahr	2015-03-12
Seitenanzahl	272
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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