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The Famished Road

The Famished Road

The Famished Road
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The Famished Road

by OKRI, Ben

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ISBN 10
0385424760
ISBN 13
9780385424769
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New York: Doubleday, 1991. Winner of the 1991 Booker Prize for fiction; 500pp. Beautiful copy of the first U.S. edition. . First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Synopsis

Ben Okri is a Nigerian poet and novelist who is often described as one of Africa's greatest writers. The Famished Road is the 1991 winner of the Man Booker prize. This unusual story is set in the ghetto of an unnamed city in West Africa. The narrator-protagonist Azaro is about seven years of age who flits between the spirit world of dreams and the heart-wrenching slums of poverty. He is described as an abiku or spirit-child. The abiku are said to be constantly coming and going between our world and the spirit-world. But when the newly-born Azaro first sees the sad and beautiful face of his mother, he decides to stop the unrelenting cycle of dying and being reborn. He decides to stay among the living. The story follows him as he tries to live his life, always aware of the spirits trying to bring him back. Okri captivates the reader with this richly descriptive novel.

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On Jan 24 2007, Fict said:
Good, but perhaps a little too prone to wander into surrealism for some.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Famished Road
Author
OKRI, Ben
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First U.S. Edition
ISBN 10
0385424760
ISBN 13
9780385424769
Publisher
Doubleday
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1991
Keywords
Fiction; Booker Prize

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