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The Famished Road

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The Famished Road is a 1991 novel by Nigerian author Ben Okri that won the Booker Prize. The novel uses magic realism to explore the social and political chaos in Nigeria. It tells the story of Azaro, an abiku, or "spirit child," and his search for identity. The novel blends the physical and spiritual worlds, reflecting themes common in Nigerian culture and oral traditions. The Famished Road is the first in a trilogy, followed by Songs of Enchantment and Infinite Riches, which continue to explore themes of dangerous quests and the struggle for balance in an unstable land.12

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