Ben Okri—a native of Nigeria and London resident—won the Man Booker for his 1991 novel, The Famished Road. Okri became a bona fide superstar in the UK (the Radiohead hit «Street Spirit» was inspired by The Famished Road ), especially after the follow up to The Famished Road—Songs of Enchantment— continued to receive rave reviews. Okri as an essential voice in the African and African Diaspora literary community, as well as a daring NEW voice of protest in the brave new world of Trumpism,...
Maailmas, mis on kõhedust tekitavalt meie omaga sarnane, arreteeritakse noor naine Amalantis selle eest, et ta julges esitada küsimuse: kes on see vang? Kui Amalantis kaob, asub tema armsam Karnak naist otsima. Mees otsib algul meeleheitlikult, hiljem kasvava enesekindlusega. Et armastatu leida, peab ta esmalt mõistma naise esitatud küsimust. Otsingud viivad Karnaki hirmuäratavasse maailma, mis on tulvil valesid ja rõhumist, maailma, mille südames asub Vangla. Ühtäkki mõistab Karnak, et ta ei...
