Die hungrige Straße by Ben Okri

Die hungrige Straße

The Famished Road Trilogy #1

Ben Okri with Uli Wittmann (Translator)

656 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
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You have never read a novel like this one. Winner of the 1991 Booker Prize for fiction, The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he c...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 1,055 reviews

Moods

challenging: 68%

mysterious: 58%

reflective: 50%

adventurous: 42%

dark: 38%

emotional: 33%

sad: 15%

tense: 10%

hopeful: 7%

funny: 6%

inspiring: 5%

informative: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
29% of readers chose medium
68% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
48% of readers chose Character
6% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

49% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

26% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

62% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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