{"product_id":"the-freedom-artist-9781617757921","title":"The Freedom Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A perfect read for a post-truth era.\" --\u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world uncomfortably like our own, a young woman called Amalantis is arrested for asking a question. Her question is this: \u003cem\u003eWho is the Prisoner?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Amalantis disappears, her lover Karnak goes looking for her. He searches desperately at first, then with a growing realization that to find Amalantis, he must first understand the meaning of her question.Karnak's search leads him into a terrifying world of deception, oppression, and fear at the heart of which lies the prison. Then Karnak discovers that he is not the only one looking for the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Freedom Artist\u003c\/em\u003e is an impassioned plea for justice and a penetrating examination of how freedom is threatened in a post-truth society. In Ben Okri's most significant novel since the Booker Prize-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Famished Road\u003c\/em\u003e, he delivers a powerful and haunting call to arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617757921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2019 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ben Okri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576550879413,"sku":"9781617757921","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_812ffeb2-d815-4191-83cf-62eee01b5d21.jpg?v=1724175704","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-freedom-artist-9781617757921","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}