false 101094 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 101094 13 1198275 1991 The Famished Road total:784|5:286|4:265|3:152|2:56|1:25| 784 3083 1438 146 31425 3.82 1173 204 4400418 171522 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.97 730 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 1 2 false Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sat Aug 11 11:26:21 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:44:43 -0800 2009 15431023 147489 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 3 1 false Mon Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 14 13:40:49 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 24 16:57:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 41539531 1829065 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 3 1 false Thu Jan 01 17:38:39 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 17:45:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 40205127 1807351 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 2 2 false Tue Dec 16 01:20:49 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 01:21:45 -0800 2008 77828164 1390616 1380946 0099929309 9780099929307 8 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183128392m/1380946.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183128392s/1380946.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1380946.The_Famished_Road 3.52 33 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Nov 15 02:09:39 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 02:32:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 50262663 615172 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 3 1 false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 02:18:36 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 23:48:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64303699 1926741 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 5 0 false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 19:45:28 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 09:09:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48653098 2060572 1380946 0099929309 9780099929307 8 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183128392m/1380946.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183128392s/1380946.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1380946.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 0 0 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 08 20:06:50 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 20:06:50 -0700 2009
from Wikipedia entry "Animism"
Sickness is often explained as due to the absence of the soul and means are sometimes taken to lure back the wandering soul.
Dreams are sometimes explained in animist cultures as journeys performed by the sleeper, sometim...more...]]> 40054360 1596569 5998291 2 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229234743m/5998291.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229234743s/5998291.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5998291.The_Famished_Road 2.50 2
Teman-teman Azaro di alam roh menjadi gusar. Mereka mengutus hantu berkepala-tiga dan hantu berkepala-empat untuk membawanya pulang ke alam roh. Dalam usahanya untuk menghindari jebakan kematian, dan untuk menemu-kan jalan takdirnya di belantara Afrika yang lapar, Azaro mencium suatu ramalan akan kelahiran seorang Juru Selamat tukang mabuk yang terjadi melalui dirinya. Dan huru-hara pun dimulai ...]]> 1991 4 0 false Mon May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 13 22:03:07 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 22:03:07 -0800 2008 14 hari more...]]> 67526836 735855 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 4 0 false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 14:30:11 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 12:55:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 52586603 2218505 1460957 0224038273 9780224038270 1 <![CDATA[The Famished Road (Booker Prize Anniversary Edition)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1460957.The_Famished_Road 4.00 1 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted", he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease and violence, as well as the boy's spirit- companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit", who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die", says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). -- R. Ellis

]]> 1991 4 0 false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 20:20:56 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 10:41:34 -0700 2009 Flowers and Shadows, a heartbreaking family chronicle, but nothing prepared me for this. This book is not like anything else I have ever read. I never had the slightest notion where things were going, I had to keep asking mysel...more...]]> 48878271 2112750 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 3 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 10 20:41:10 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 10:02:07 -0700 2009 Bukan buku dalam bahasa aslinya. Kalo gue nekat baca buku aslinya, yang ada ini buku gue tinggal tidur di halaman kedua seperti bukunya Yasunari Kawabata yang diterjemahin ke bahasa Inggris (gomeeennnn >0<).
...more...]]> 35738275 1323400 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 3 0 false Sun Oct 19 21:50:11 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 22:07:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 35102300 28516 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 2 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 07:20:19 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 01:04:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 22744976 266991 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 5 2 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 07:44:16 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 09:47:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 8434848 226404 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 5 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Oct 30 09:09:49 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 09:14:52 -0700 2007 A Thrilling Journey through African Enchantment

Ben Okri's THE FAMISHED ROAD is exceptional in its treatment of fiction as a study of both history and prophecy. Through the eyes of Okri's child hero, Azaro (shortened from Lazarus) readers enter an African community coming to terms with th...more...]]> 2083491 137620 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 4 0 false Mon Jun 18 11:13:19 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 13:45:18 -0700 2007
There was one p...more...]]> 22625944 101768 1380946 0099929309 9780099929307 8 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183128392m/1380946.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183128392s/1380946.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1380946.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 4 0 false Tue May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 11:33:40 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 11:47:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 39767400 1787638 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

]]> 1991 5 1 false Wed Dec 10 06:09:53 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 06:11:54 -0800 2008
I have read this several times now, and I will definately read it...more...]]> 54097820 2242279 101094 0385425139 9780385425131 129 <![CDATA[The Famished Road]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287m/101094.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220885287s/101094.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101094.The_Famished_Road 3.93 784 The Famished Road tells the story of Azaro, a spirit-child. Though spirit-children rarely stay long in the painful world of the living, when Azaro is born he chooses to fight death: "I wanted," he says, "to make happy the bruised face of the woman who would become my mother." Survival in his chaotic African village is a struggle, though. Azaro and his family must contend with hunger, disease, and violence, as well as the boy's spirit-companions, who are constantly trying to trick him back into their world. Okri fills his tale with unforgettable images and characters: the bereaved policeman and his wife, who try to adopt Azaro and dress him in their dead son's clothes; the photographer who documents life in the village and displays his pictures in a cabinet by the roadside; Madame Koto, "plump as a mighty fruit," who runs the local bar; the King of the Road, who gets hungrier the more he eats.

At the heart of this hypnotic novel are the mysteries of love and human survival. "It is more difficult to love than to die," says Azaro's father, and indeed, it is love that brings real sharpness to suffering here. As the story moves toward its climax, Azaro must face the consequences of choosing to live, of choosing to walk the road of hunger rather than return to the benign land of spirits. The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone, which must be one of the most devastating endings in contemporary literature (but don't skip ahead). --R. Ellis

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