In Arcadia [electronic resource]
Okri, Ben2014
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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.
Main title:
In Arcadia [electronic resource] / Ben Okri
Author:
Okri, Ben, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Head of Zeus, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
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. His novel The Freedom Artist was published by Head of Zeus in 2019.
ISBN:
9781784081850
Language:
English
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BRN:
2305398