Tiger work : stories, essays and poems about climate change /
Okri, Ben,
Tiger work : stories, essays and poems about climate change / Ben Okri. - 215 pages ; 20 cm
Three parables about water -- The broken -- And peace shall return -- Tiger work -- The house below -- Spawn -- From a sacred place -- The songbird's silence -- Letter to the earth -- Kerze -- After the end -- A short interview -- The devil's fuel or I sing the dawn of bright fresh energy -- Existential creativity -- The secret source -- Some mysterious force -- Climate anthem.
"In this poignant, timely collection, the renowned Booker Prize-winning author evokes the magic of nature and the urgency of protecting our environment. Twenty thousand years after a catastrophe wiped out the human race, visitors uncover their final messages scattered across the planet, in flooded cities and disintegrating books. These writings reveal the tragedies of people who continued to live as they always did-fearfully, selfishly-even as the end of their world loomed. These haunting stories within a story, together with a powerful selection of poems, fables, and essays, are a necessary reminder of the beauty of the earth and the importance of addressing the climate crisis with clarity, artistry, and passion"--
9781635423365 1635423368
2023007501
Climatic changes--Literary collections.
Poetry.
Fables.
Essays.
Tiger work : stories, essays and poems about climate change / Ben Okri. - 215 pages ; 20 cm
Three parables about water -- The broken -- And peace shall return -- Tiger work -- The house below -- Spawn -- From a sacred place -- The songbird's silence -- Letter to the earth -- Kerze -- After the end -- A short interview -- The devil's fuel or I sing the dawn of bright fresh energy -- Existential creativity -- The secret source -- Some mysterious force -- Climate anthem.
"In this poignant, timely collection, the renowned Booker Prize-winning author evokes the magic of nature and the urgency of protecting our environment. Twenty thousand years after a catastrophe wiped out the human race, visitors uncover their final messages scattered across the planet, in flooded cities and disintegrating books. These writings reveal the tragedies of people who continued to live as they always did-fearfully, selfishly-even as the end of their world loomed. These haunting stories within a story, together with a powerful selection of poems, fables, and essays, are a necessary reminder of the beauty of the earth and the importance of addressing the climate crisis with clarity, artistry, and passion"--
9781635423365 1635423368
2023007501
Climatic changes--Literary collections.
Poetry.
Fables.
Essays.