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Tiger work : stories, essays and poems about climate change / Ben Okri.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Other Press, [2023]Description: 215 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781635423365
  • 1635423368
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 828.914 O41 Available 33111011295744
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A Best Book of 2023 by The New Yorker

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.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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.

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