Songs of Enchantment Author:Ben Okri Azaro is a reluctant but keen observer of the harsh reality that encompasses his village and his world. His mother leaves his family, caught up in the grip of the mysterious and demonic tavern owner Madame Koto. Black Tyger, Azaro's father, is also drawn away, but his temptation comes as forbidden visions of a beautiful beggar girl. — And und... more »erlying such personal turmoil are the political convulsions that continually wrack the countryside, as mass upheavals and dreamlike battles embody the struggle of a new African nation.
It is here, in his own thoughts, that Azaro finds the strength to survive his difficult world.« less