Mental Fight - Softcover

Okri, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753810670 ISBN 13: 9780753810675

Publisher: Phoenix Paperbacks, 2000

Synopsis

An epic poem touching on issues of racism, intolerance and environmental destructions from Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri.There is much to celebrate in the human journey so far – art in all its forms, advances made in the fields of technology and medicine and, for many of us, the miracle of freedom. But there is also much to regret – racism, intolerance, the destruction of our environment, the reality and the legacy of slavery.In this long, sustained consideration of the state we find ourselves in, Ben Okri invokes the past to explain the present, and sings out a message of hope. The future is still ours to make. This epic poem, an anthem for the twenty-first century, first appeared in The Times in January 1999. Its message could hardly be more relevant to our present condition.Discover this revised edition of an inspiring and extraordinarily tender work.'Ben Okri is that rare thing, a literary and social visionary, a writer for whom all three – literature, culture and vision – are profoundly interwoven' Ali Smith

About this title

About the Author

Ben Okri was born in Nigeria and now lives in London. He has published fiction (short stories and novels), poetry and essays. He has won numerous prizes for his work.

Review

"An angry, hopeful, weary, wary, epic reveille to the human spirit" The Times "No contemporary writer has raised greater passions than Okri" Guardian "Ben Okri is that rare thing, a literary and social visionary" Scotsman

Edition details

• Publisher: Phoenix Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0753810670
• ISBN 13: 9780753810675
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80