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  • The Last Gift of the Master Artists

  • By: Ben Okri
  • Narrated by: Ashley Zhangazha
  • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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By a riverbank in Africa, two lovers meet for the first time. They make a promise to meet again the next day, same time, same place, but only one of them shows up. This sounds like the beginning of a love story, but it's more than that, for this breath-taking tale takes the listener into the heart of a vibrant world, a complex and intriguing civilization of warriors and kings, philosophers and artists, parents and lovers. A world and culture which is about to end, for glimpsed on the horizon, seen but unsuspected, beautiful ships with white sails are waiting...

“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

“A magical take on Africa before the arrival of the Atlantic slave ships—a world of art and artists, lovers, storytellers and philosophers... The beauty of Okri's prose is [...] the overwhelming star of the show” INDEPENDENT
©2022 Ben Okri (P)2022 Head of Zeus
Fantasy Fiction Literary Fiction Magical Realism
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Ben Okri is a Master Artist - absolutely fantastic

One of the most beautiful and enlightening reads. One of my all time favourite books. I read Starbook years ago and this updated version is also fantastic. It teaches so much and is uplifting even when talking of the human trade of Africans.
Powerful, educational and enlightening. Thank you for this great work of art.
Great reader too.

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