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The Famished Road (Famished Road, Bk 1)
The Famished Road - Famished Road, Bk 1
Author: Ben Okri
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 is full of sadness and tragedy, but inexplicably he is born with a smile on his face. Nearly called back to the land of the dead, he is resurrected. But in their efforts to...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780099929307
ISBN-10: 0099929309
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: 592
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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