Description
In a mythical land where a golden age is fading, a prince and a maiden set out on a fragile, fateful journey shaped by art, initiation, and the shifting forces of power. As their trials unfold, the story becomes a vivid meditation on what it means to preserve beauty and integrity when corruption and change threaten to swallow everything in their path. At another level, it echoes the pressures of newly independent Nigeria, following a successful businessman whose jealous relatives and entrenched schemes turn prosperity into a battleground. With Ben Okri’s lyrical, dreamlike storytelling and myth-infused imagination, this novel explores themes of moral courage, social responsibility, and the enduring struggle to choose hope over decay.
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paperback
Rider
Published Jan 1, 2007
422 pages
ISBN: 9781846040825
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First Published
2007
Language
eng
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