The Famished Road
Ben Okri
Literary Fiction / Fantasy
The Famished Road
by Ben Okri
—· 504 p· 1991
Booker Prize20th Century ClassicLiterary Canonhauntingmysteriousreflectivephilosophicaldark
Overview
About
A novel of modern Nigeria told through the eyes of a sentient child.
Part of a series
The Famished Road Sequence
Vol. I · 1 of 3 volumes
2 more volumes
Pages
504
Vintage Books
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Mythic/Spiritual Imagery10
Worldbuilding9
Prose9
Narration9
Emotional depth8
Political and Social Allegory8
Plot twists6
Pacing6
My journey
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