A Prayer for the Living

By: Ben Okri

Narrated by: Ben Okri

Playful, frightening, shocking - these stories from a writer at the height of his power will make you think, or make you laugh. Sometimes they’ll make you want to look away, but they will always hold your gaze.

These are stories set in London, in Byzantium, in the ghetto, in the Andes, and in a printer’s shop in Lagos. Characters include a murderer, a writer, a detective, a man in a cave, a man in a mirror, three little boys, a prison door, and the author himself.

Each one of these 23 stories will make you wonder if what you see in the world can really be all there is....

©2019 Ben Okri (P)2020 W.F. Howes

Critic reviews

"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." (Publishers Weekly)

Exceptional

Stunningly beautiful. My third Ben Okri work. This gem is a moving collection of magical, poetic and relevant short stories that reflect as a mirror back to us the ethos of our wold. I would always suggest the Audible versions of his writing as the author himself reads in his incredible voice.