{"product_id":"9780571362325","title":"The Inheritors : Introduced by Ben Okri","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Golding, William \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/10\/2021,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 272 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780571362325,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunt, trek, and feast among Neanderthals in this stunning novel by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, introduced by Ben Okri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was a different voice; not the voice of the people. It was the voice of other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen spring comes, the people leave their winter cave, foraging for honey, grubs, and the hot richness of a deer's brain. They awaken the fire to heat their naked bodies, lay down their thorn bushes, and share pictures in their minds. But strange things are happening: inexplicable scents and sounds. Imaginable beasts are half-glimpsed in the forest; upright creatures of bone-faces and deerskins. What the people do not know is that their day is already over ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Extraordinary ... Genius ... Remarkable in the literature of the twentieth century.' Ben Okri'A stun gun to read ... Truly a masterpiece.' Monique Roffey'An earthquake in the petrified forests of the English novel.' Arthur Koestler'An astonishing, underrated novel.' Robert MacFarlane'Beautiful, powerful ... A visionary dream . Shakespearean.' Ted Hughes'A master fabulist, and a brilliantly creative interpreter of remote history ... An iconoclast.' John Fowles'A tour de force ... Genius.' Daily Telegraph'Alarming, eye-opening, desolating, mind-invading and unique.' New Statesman'I admire Golding pushing beyond his own experiences to explore ancient worlds and altered states of consciousness.' Rose Tremain\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57479736918389,"sku":"9780571362325","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780571362325.jpg?v=1786005703","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780571362325","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}