New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 1991. First U.S. edition / First printing. Advance reading copy. (The U.K. paperback has been used for the U.S. Advance copy, with label indicating U.S. publication information pasted on the front cover.). Illustrated wrappers. Very good, with top right corner clipped by Doubleday.. Winner of the Booker Prize.

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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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Seller: Orpheus Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 17897-1
Title: The Famished Road.
Author: OKRI, Ben
Format/Binding: Illustrated wrappers.
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First U.S. edition / First printing. Advance reading copy.
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0385424760
ISBN 13: 9780385424769
Publisher: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: 1991.
Pages: 500 pages.
Bookseller catalogs: Alternative History Fiction; Fiction;

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