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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Famished Road by Ben Okri, which follows the spirit child Azaro as he navigates a world rife with poverty, violence and political instability. Unlike most spirit children, Azaro has chosen to remain in the world of the living instead of dying as an infant and being reborn, but his experience of life is continually shaped by his interactions with spirits and other magical figures. The Famished Road won the Man Booker Prize in 1991 and is Ben Okri’s best-known work. He has also written a number of other novels, as well as several collections of poetry, essays and short stories.
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Famished Road by Ben Okri, which follows the spirit child Azaro as he navigates a world rife with poverty, violence and political instability. Unlike most spirit children, Azaro has chosen to remain in the world of the living instead of dying as an infant and being reborn, but his experience of life is continually shaped by his interactions with spirits and other magical figures. The Famished Road won the Man Booker Prize in 1991 and is Ben Okri’s best-known work. He has also written a number of other novels, as well as several collections of poetry, essays and short stories.
Find out everything you need to know about The Famished Road in a fraction of the time!
This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
• A complete plot summary
• Character studies
• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection
Why choose BrightSummaries.com?
Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
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NIGERIAN WRITER
Born in Minna, Nigeria in 1959.
Notable works:
An African Elegy (1992), poetry collection
Dangerous Love (1996), novel
The Age of Magic (2014), novel
Ben Okri is a prominent Nigerian poet and novelist. He is most famous for his novel The Famished Road, for which he won the Booker Prize in 1991.
Okri was born in Nigeria, but lived for several years in London as a child before returning to Nigeria. He later returned to England to study comparative literature at the University of Essex. He then moved back to London to write. Okri’s writing is influenced by African (and other) myths and culture, as well as by writers and thinkers such as Plato, Dickens and Shakespeare. Many of his novels are set in his country of birth and explore people’s struggles with poverty, hunger and political instability, as well as African culture, myths and identity. Okri’s writing also investigates great existential questions about the meaning of life and perception of reality. His writing style is poetic, and he uses symbolism to support his complex, sometimes very existential writing.
AN EXISTENTIAL NOVEL ABOUT AFRICAN MYTHS
Genre: novel
Reference edition: Okri, B. (2016) The Famished Road. London: Vintage.
1stedition: 1991
Themes: perception of reality, identity, African myths, poverty, politics, family, love
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