{"product_id":"the-freedom-artist-hardcover-by-ben-okri","title":"The Freedom Artist Hardcover by Ben Okri","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2020-02-11)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e336\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781617757914\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn impassioned plea for freedom and justice, set in a world uncomfortably like our own, by the Booker-winner Ben Okri.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A perfect read for a post-truth era.” —\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world uncomfortably like our own, a young woman called Amalantis is arrested for asking a question. Her question is this: \u003ci\u003eWho is the Prisoner?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Freedom Artist\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Famished Road\u003c\/i\u003e, he delivers a powerful and haunting call to arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEN OKRI\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Minna, Nigeria. His childhood was divided between Nigeria, where he saw firsthand the consequences of war, and London. He won the Booker Prize in 1991 for\u003ci\u003e The Famished Road,\u003c\/i\u003e and his novel \u003ci\u003eAstonishing the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e was selected as one of the BBC’s “100 Novels That Shaped Our World.” His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. He also writes plays and screenplays. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a vice president of English PEN, and has been awarded the OBE as well as numerous international prizes and honorary doctorates. His latest novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Freedom Artist\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Akashic Books. \u003ci\u003ePrayer for the Living\u003c\/i\u003e is his latest short story collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556172583073,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781617757914","price":38.9,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781617757914_009d4ed6-0915-4cf8-84d1-145ca5c8659d.jpg?v=1781807512","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-freedom-artist-hardcover-by-ben-okri","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}