<P> The Famished Road is a novel written by Nigerian author Ben Okri . Published in 1991 , the story of the novel follows Azaro , an abiku or spirit child , living in an unnamed , most likely Nigerian , city . The novel employs a unique narrative style incorporating the spirit world with the `` real '' world in what some have classified as magical realism . Others have labeled it African Traditional Religion realism . Still others choose to simply call the novel fantasy literature . The book exploits the belief in the coexistence of the spiritual and material worlds that is a defining aspect of traditional African life . </P>
<P> The Famished Road is a novel written by Nigerian author Ben Okri . Published in 1991 , the story of the novel follows Azaro , an abiku or spirit child , living in an unnamed , most likely Nigerian , city . The novel employs a unique narrative style incorporating the spirit world with the `` real '' world in what some have classified as magical realism . Others have labeled it African Traditional Religion realism . Still others choose to simply call the novel fantasy literature . The book exploits the belief in the coexistence of the spiritual and material worlds that is a defining aspect of traditional African life . </P>
who has written the book the famished road
who has written the book the famished road
Nigerian author Ben Okri
Nigerian author Ben Okri