{"product_id":"the-famished-road-man-booker-prize-winner-paperback","title":"The Famished Road: Man Booker Prize Winner - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Okri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOKER PRIZE WINNER - A modern classic that reveals the tension between the land of the living, with its violence and political struggles, and the temptations of the carefree kingdom of the spirits. - \"A dazzling achievement for any writer in any language.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the decade since it won the Booker Prize, Ben Okri's \u003ci\u003eFamished Road\u003c\/i\u003e has become a classic. Like Salman Rushdie's \u003ci\u003eMidnight's Children\u003c\/i\u003e or Gabriel Garcia Marquez's \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude, \u003c\/i\u003e it combines brilliant narrative technique with a fresh vision to create an essential work of world literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe narrator, Azaro, is an \u003ci\u003eabiku, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 save their child, Azaro's loving parents are made destitute.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the decade since it won the Booker Prize, Ben Okri's Famished Road has become a classic. Like Salman Rushdie's \"Midnight's Children or Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, it combines brilliant narrative technique with a fresh vision to create an essential work of world literature. \u003cbr\u003eThe 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 save their child, Azaro's loving parents are made destitute. The tension between the land of the living, with its violence and political struggles, and the temptations of the carefree kingdom of the spirits propels this latter-day Lazarus's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBEN OKRI's books have won several awards including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Africa, the Paris Review Aga Khan Prize for Fiction and the prestigious International Literary Prize Chianti Rufino-Antico Fattore 1993. \u003ci\u003eThe Famished Road\u003c\/i\u003e won the Booker Prize in 1991. He was born in Minna, Nigeria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Man Booker Prize (1991)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52042378838317,"sku":"9780385425131","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-famished-road-man-booker-prize-winner-paperback-6521052.webp?v=1780171988","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-famished-road-man-booker-prize-winner-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}