In Arcadia
Condition: SECONDHAND
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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.
Author: Ben Okri
Format: Hardback, 320 pages, 147mm x 227mm, 424 g
Published: 2002, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
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.
In Arcadia