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Tiger Work

By Ben Okri
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'Both a work of lyrical imagination and a warning about the dangers we will face unless we take immediate action' New Yorker 'An artist's ardent plea for change' Kirkus This earth that we love is in grave danger because of us. Forests are becoming legends, rare... Read More
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'Both a work of lyrical imagination and a warning about the dangers we will face unless we take immediate action' New Yorker

'An artist's ardent plea for change' Kirkus

This earth that we love is in grave danger because of us. Forests are becoming legends, rare as unicorns...

If we continue to live as we do now, there will be no world left for us to fix, Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri argues in this evocative collection. He imagines messages – sent to us from beyond the end, from those who saw it coming – exhorting us to change now.

Combining fiction, essay and poetry, Tiger Work displays Okri’s classic blend of storytelling, fantasy and magic.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804545447

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Apollo

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 167g

Pages: 224

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Ben Okri Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy

About the Author

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. In 2019 Astonishing the Gods was named as one of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'.

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