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Literary Fiction · 2014 · PG

In Arcadia

by Ben Okri

A documentary crew travels the route of Nicolas Poussin's painting — Okri's meditation on beauty.

For10+GenreLiterary FictionLength198 pagesRead time~5.5 hours

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief romantic content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of beauty, mortality, and the pursuit of an ideal

What this book is about

Okri's 2002 novel follows a BBC documentary crew traveling through Europe following the route of Poussin's 'Et in Arcadia Ego.' Lyrical and philosophical, light on plot. Appropriate for adults and older teens.

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