Chronicles of Ori - An African Epic

In Chronicles of Ori, her debut book, Harmonia Rosales retells the African myths she has long treasured, crafting an enthralling epic that spans the birth of the universe to the modern world of colonialism and resistance. She writes of the powerful, temperamental deities called the Orishas; of the founding of Yorubaland by the shrewd leader Oduduwa; of the young heroine Eve, born in a time of violence and despair, who would help her people regain their past splendour; and of shimmering serpents and monstrous shadows who stalk the lands of mortals. At the centre of these linked tales is the bond, sometimes fraying, between the Orishas and the humans who worship them. Vividly brought to life by Rosales's artwork, Chronicles of Ori will enlighten and delight readers for years to come.

About the author

Harmonia Rosales is an American artist from Chicago whose work depicts and honors African myths and the diaspora. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Product details

• Authors: Harmonia Rosales
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 14.10.2025
• EAN: 9781324111115
• ISBN: 978-1-324-11111-5
• Illustrations: 26 illustrations
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Myth & legend told as fiction, FICTION / African American & Black / General, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Relating to African American / Black American people, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales