Every Leaf a Hallelujah
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| Author | Ben Okri |
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| Illustrator | Diana Ejaita |
| Cover artist | Diana Ejaita |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Environmentalism |
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Publication date | 2021 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Pages | 112 |
| ISBN | 978-1800241626 (Apollo edition) |
Every Leaf a Hallelujah is an environment theme novel written by Nigerian-British writer Ben Okri and illustrated by Diana Ejaita. It was published in 2021 by Other Press (US) and Apollo (UK) in 2021.
Every Leaf a Hallelujah is Okri's eight novel and first children's literature novel.[1] Okri's love for nature influenced him to write the novel.[1] The book is a form of protest against deforestation[2] made by certain "grown-ups" who "value money over nature."[1]
Characters
- Mangoshi — a little child who stands up for nature
- Manager — a timber and construction company owner
Plot
The story follow Mangoshi, a child with a dying mother who ventures into the forest to get a precious leaf that can heal her mother. She finds out that the nature is dying too. She heads back to the village empty-handed but is forced to return again when everyone in the village falls sick.
In her second journey, she is being guided by an old baobab tree that teaches her about the predicament of trees and nature at large. Mangoshi is tasked to standing up against companies bent of "leveling the forest".