{"product_id":"prayer-for-the-living-hardcover","title":"Prayer for the Living - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Okri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No matter how different each story is in context or story line, \u003cem\u003ePrayer for the Living\u003c\/em\u003e is not simply a collection of different tales, it is a deliberate assemblage of universal truths that explores what it means to seek and to live.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayful, frightening, shocking--these stories from a writer at the height of his power will make you think, or make you laugh. Sometimes they'll make you want to look away, but they will always hold your gaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are stories set in London, in Byzantium, in the ghetto, in the Andes, and in a printer's shop in Lagos. Characters include a murderer, a writer, a detective, a woman in a dream, a man in a mirror, a little girl, a prison door, and the author himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach one of these twenty-four stories will make you wonder if what you see in the world can really be all there is . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163778420871,"sku":"9781617758638","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a6759eb49994e44310c5d9119f730858.webp?v=1733299950","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/prayer-for-the-living-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}