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The Freedom Artist
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In a world uncomfortably like our own, a young woman called Amalantis is arrested for asking a question. Her question is this:
When Amalantis disappears, her lover Karnak goes looking for her. He searches desperately at first, then with a growing realization that to find Amalantis, he must first understand the meaning of her question.
Karnak's search leads him into a terrifying world of deception, oppression, and fear at the heart of which lies the prison. Then Karnak discovers that he is not the only one looking for the truth.
is an impassioned plea for justice and a penetrating examination of how freedom is threatened in a post-truth society. In Ben Okri's most significant novel since the Booker Prize–winning
, he delivers a powerful and haunting call to arms.
"With the stark power of myth, this political allegory evolves into an argument for artistic freedom." —
"[With] prophetic warnings of apocalypse akin to Octavia Butler's
,
offers a contemplative look at post-truth society." —
"The concise, declarative prose and the parable-like architecture of the stories resemble ancient forms of wisdom literature." —
"Combines fable, folklore, and mythology with moments of surreal horror to produce a rallying cry against the oppressive institutions that would seek to make knowledge illegal." —
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“Probably should’ve DNF, but it was easy enough to read that I stuck to it. The concept is interesting in itself, but the execution was repetitive and the dialogue often frustrating. Could’ve been a short story. Anyway, wouldn’t recommend 🤷🏼♂️”
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About Ben Okri
Ben Okri (b. 1959) has published ten novels, including
and
, as well as collections of poetry, short stories, and essays. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, he has received numerous international awards, including the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Africa, the Aga Khan Prize, and the Chianti Ruffino Antico Fattore International Literary Prize. He is a vice president of PEN International’s English Centre and was presented with a Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. Born in Nigeria, Okri now lives in London.
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