Modern & World Fiction
The Famished Road
by Ben Okri
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About the book
The narrator, azaro, is an abiku, a spirit child, who in the yoruba tradition of nigeria exists between life and death. The life he foresees for himself and the tale he tells are full of sadness and tragedy, but inexplicably he is born with a smile on his face. Nearly called back to the realm of the dead, he is resurrected to confront the tension between the land of the living, often joyful despite violence and political struggles, and the temptations of the carefree kingdom of the spirits.
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