{"product_id":"9781350152991","title":"Tough Alchemy of Ben Okri","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTough Alchemy of Ben Okri\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRosemary Alice Gray\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ African\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWinner of the Booker Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Famished Road\u003c\/i\u003e, Ben Okri is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary writers writing today. Featuring a substantial new interview with Ben Okri himself, a full bibliography of his creative work and covering his complete works, this is the first in-depth study of Okri's themes and artistic vision. Rosemary Gray explores Okri's career-long engagement with myth, Nigerian politics and culture, and with the environmental crisis in the age of the Anthropocene.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRosemary Alice Gray\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor in the Department of English at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. She is Managing Editor of the \u003ci\u003eEnglish Academy Review: Journal of English Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eBroken Strings: The Politics of Poetry, Light Comes out of the Darkness, A Glass Half Full or Half Empty: The Challenges of Elections and Succession in Africa \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSounding Wings: Short Stories from Africa \u003c\/i\u003e(edited with Stephen Finn).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350152991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332838654092,"sku":"9781350152991","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_39a81d6f-a044-4c36-abd8-0d8a9c334e21.jpg?v=1783606540","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350152991","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}