The famished road /

Okri, Ben,

The famished road / Ben Okri ; with an introduction by Vanessa Guignery. - xlix, 558 pages ; 22 cm. - Everyman's library ; 401 .

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxi-xxiii).

As his parents struggle to put food on the table, Azaro, a little boy living in the ghetto of an African city during British colonial rule, battles the evil spirits who are tempting him.

9781841594019 (hbk.) 9780593320259 0593320255

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Magic--Fiction.
Murderers--Fiction.
Authors--Fiction.
Authors.
Manners and customs.
Murderers.


Africa--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Nigeria--Fiction.
Africa.
Nigeria.


Bildungsromans.
Allegories.
Novels.
Allegories.
Bildungsromans.
Fiction.
Novels.
Fiction.

PR9387.9.O394 / F3 2021

823.914 OKR / 023266