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The Famished Road

Ben Okri

Follow the journey of Azaro, an abiku spirit child, as he navigates the space between life and death in Nigeria. Ben Okri's Famished Road, a Booker Prize-winning classic, weaves a vivid narrative with a unique perspective that has earned its place as an essential work of world literature. Set against a backdrop of political strife and temptations of a carefree spirit kingdom, Azaro's story is both tragic and uplifting.
Publish Date
1993-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
1993-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1991
Goodreads Rating
3.74
ISBN
9780385425131
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2020-03-04T18:27:37.000Z
Some of my own favorite weird/strange/experimental/lingering-afterglow/niche novels: Out (Natsuo Kirino) Pym (Mat Johnson) The Book of Disquiet (Pessoa) Under the Skin (Faber) The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P (Rieko Matsuura) The Famished Road (Ben Okri) Delicious Foods (Hannaham)      source