The Last Gift of the Master Artists

The Last Gift of the Master Artists

by Ben Okri
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 01/12/2022

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'One of the most beautiful and profound novels I've read in ages' Washington Post

'A magical take on Africa before the arrival of the Atlantic slave ships' Independent

'Takes on the great riddles of existence' New York Times


By a riverbank in Africa, two lovers meet for the first time. They make a promise to meet again the next day, same time, same place, but only one of them shows up.


This sounds like the beginning of a love story, but it's more than that, for this breathtaking tale takes the reader into the heart of a vibrant world, a complex and intriguing civilisation of warriors and kings, philosophers and artists, parents and lovers. A world and culture which is about to end for, glimpsed on the horizon, seen but unsuspected, beautiful ships with white sails are waiting...

ISBN:
9781838935887
9781838935887
Category:
Historical fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
01-12-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Ben Okri

Ben Okri is a poet and novelist and has published many books, including The Famished Road, which won the Booker Prize, and The Age of Magic. He has also written several poetry collections, including An African Elegy, Mental Fight and Wild. His work has been translated into 27 languages and won numerous international prizes. Born in Nigeria, he lives in London.

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