Prayer for the Living [Hardcover]

[Okris] new story collection,? A career-spanning story collection from the Booker Prizewinning Nigerian writer that navigates the blurry line between dream and reality . . . Alternative Realities Are True is a dimension-warping detective story worthy of Philip K. Dick, and Don Ki-Otah and the Ambiguity of Reading is a? Booker Prizewinning poet and novelist Okri creates a dreamlike atmosphere in one store, whipsaws the reader into a horrifying triptych about Boko Haram in the next, and then calms with unexpectedly gentle humor. There is something to entice or challenge every reader in this eclectic repertoire. Writing across countries, citizens, centuries, Okri effortlessly showcases his literary fluency. Even beyond specific details of time and place, global audiences will discover resonating enlightenment and entertainment between these taut pages. Booker-winner Okri delivers a sprawling collection that spans continents, centuries, and the border between the real and the supernatural . . . This is as an essential reminder of the timeless and vital nature of storytelling.