"A collection that conveys an urgent message about humans' 'suicidal relationship with the earth.'...An artist's ardent plea for change." –
Kirkus Reviews Praise for Ben Okri:
"Okri is a master in knowing what is better left unsaid...each word chosen is vital." –
Los Angeles Review of Books "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
"Fiction's master of enchantments stares down a real horror, and without blinking or flinching, produces a work of beauty, grace, and uncommon power." –Marlon James
"I love the mythical, fablelike quality of his stories. There is something very comforting and ancient about them." –Alan Cumming
