The Famished Road by Ben Okri

574 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
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Azaro is a spirit child, an abiku, existing, according to the African tradition, between life and death. Born into the human world, he must experience its joys and tragedies. His spirit companions come to him often, hounding him to leave his morta...

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