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In Arcadia by Ben Okri

 

A group of angry and ill-assorted people accept an invitation to make a journey. Inspired by Pousin’s painting and financed by a mysterious benefactor, they set off to discover the real Arcadia. Or what remains of it.

 

In Arcadia by Ben Okri

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  • First trade paperback printing

     

    Condition: Very good plus, light edge and corner wear, creasing at top right corner, slight creases at spine.

     

    Publishing Info: Phoenix, London, 2003

    ISBN: 9780753817070

     

    A group of angry and ill-assorted people accept an invitation to make a journey. Inspired by a painting and financed by a mysterious benefactor, they set off to discover the real Arcadia. Or what remains of it. Their journey begins in ignorance and chaos at Waterloo station and takes them through superstition and myth to harmony. In the Louvre, in front of Poussin's masterpiece, they begin to understand.

     

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