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Some twenty years after the publication of ben okris 1991 booker prize winning novel, the famished road, this volume proposes a spiralling journey into the imaginary homelands of its main protagonist, the adventurous spiritchild azaro. Ben okri obe frsl born 15 march 1959 is a nigerian poet and novelist. Azaro, the narratorprotagonist of okris famished road, is an abiku, or spiritchild, destined to undergo a recurring cycle of birth, early death, and rebirth. The famished road is a novel by nigerian author ben okri, the first book in a trilogy that continues with songs of enchantment 1993 and infinite riches 1998. Nov 25, 2012 ben okri writes beautifully and in the famished road, the book that won the 1991 booker award, he produces yet another fabulous read. Okri s the famished road is full of references to mythology, as we can see in the very first couple of sentences of the novel. Download the famished road pdf for free books by ben okri in the decade since it won the booker prize, ben okris famished road has become a classic. In the famished road, ben okri presents a country that is on the. In ben okris the famished road 1991, the thick bushes and forests of west africa are being cleared to make way for roads and house foundationspiles of brick and cement were everywhere okri. Open road media 0 12 0 summary winner of the man booker prize. Ben okri for stealing the title of his 1991 explosive book, the famished road his booker prize winning literary work. In ben okris most significant novel since the booker prizewinning the famished road, he delivers a powerful and haunting call to arms. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 512 pages and is available in paperback format.
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