Inventing the Renaissance : Myths of a Golden Age

‘[A] whimsical tale of transformation… magic is essential, and Okri can spin it.’ Guardian’Full of rich hallucinatory imagery and enjoyably vibrant symbolism’ Irish TimesHearts will be healed and hearts broken, but no one will leave this festival as they arrivedViv has turned heartbreak into spectacle: a one-night-only masked festival at a French chteau, marking the anniversary of her first husbands departure. Guests roam the moonlit woods in search of reinvention, all waiting for Madame Sosostris, the elusive clairvoyant of The Waste Land, rumoured to appear after decades in hiding. But as midnight nears, disguises slip, emotions ignite and Vivs carefully planned celebration begins to unravel. Enchanting and unsettling, this midsummer tale explores love, illusion and the strange transformations of a single night.

Product Information

Author: Ben Okri
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 21/05/2026
Pagination: 208 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Apollo
Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 17
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781035910717