Hunt,trek,and feast among Neanderthals in this stunning novel by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies,introduced by Ben Okri.
This was a different voice; not the voice of the people. It was the voice of other. When spring comes,the people leave their winter cave,foraging for honey,grubs,and the hot richness of a deer's brain. They awaken the fire to heat their naked bodies,lay down their thorn bushes,and share pictures in their minds. But strange things are happening: inexplicable scents and sounds. Imaginable beasts are half-glimpsed in the forest; upright creatures of bone-faces and deerskins. What the people do not know is that their day is already over ...
Publisher: Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571362325Number of pages: 272Weight: 219 gDimensions: 198 x 130 x 17 mmEdition: Main
William Golding
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An internationally acclaimed novelist and poet,Nigerian author Ben Okri is best known for his Man Booker Prize-winning The Famished Road, the first in a trilogy of novels about a spirit child,Azaro,continued in Songs of Enchantment and Infinite Riches. His other work includes the poetry collections An African Elegy and A Way of Being Free as well as the novels Astonishing the Gods,Dangerous Love,In Arcadia,The Age of Magic and 2019's The Freedom Artist.
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