In Arcadia
by
Ben Okri
Published
by Head of Zeus
on 12th March 2015
In Arcadia
A group of angry and ill-assorted people accept an invitation to make a journey. Inspired by a painting and financed by a mysterious benefactor, they set off to discover the real Arcadia. Or what remains of it. Their journey begins in ignorance and chaos at Waterloo Station and takes them through superstition and myth to harmony. In the Louvre, in front of Poussin’s masterpiece, they begin to understand.
Originally published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2002.
