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You have never read a novel like this one. Winner of the 1991 Booker Prize for fiction, 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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You have never read a novel like this one. Winner of the 1991 Booker Prize for fiction, 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 -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .
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The Famished Road is frankly one of the best books I have read to date. Okri paints with emotions straight on to the page, facilitating an osmosis of perceptions in the readers mind, from one character to the next, enabling one to imagine with perfect clarity the motivation, response and cognitions of each individual character. The story told, is one which could relate to anywhere, but the vision and simplicity of the way it is told left me sheer. A thrilling, depressing, hope embodying, perspective challenging and promising jewel of a book. Please read this book and help it change you.
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This wonderfully written book was a joy to read for the quality of the prose and the stunning visual images Okri extracts from every sentence. Almost any random paragraph from this novel could be taken in isolation as a work of art. Beneath this veneer of technique, the story begins involvingly and promises to develop into a profound allegorical tale. And for me this is where it all rather fell apart. Aside from the beauty of the writing, the story goes nowhere, and fails both as a modern day fairy story and as a commentary on modern Africa; the scenes referencing the destruction of the environment or the corruptness of African politics are very clumsily done. When compared to the depth of V.S. Naipul's writing (try 'In A Free State' if you haven't already - another Booker winning novel), you realise that Okri's work is very, very pretty, but that's about it.
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For those of us who don't have time to read everything (ie. everyone) it is tempting to rely on awawrds and honors to point us in the right direction. Once again the "literary" folk who dole out prizes point us towards an artful book with little substance. I found this book to be long and tedious with no redeeming qualities. Surely there are better book on Africa and its rich character(s) and sensibilities.
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"May we never walk when the road waits, famished."
We must be careful. Our lives are changing. Our gods are
silent. Our ancestors are silent. A great something is going to come from the sky and change the face of the... Lesen Sie weiter...
silent. Our ancestors are silent. A great something is going to come from the sky and change the face of the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 31. Juli 2002 von "khormaxar"
Magnificent Desolation
Astronaut Buzz Adrin could have been speaking about "The Famished Road" as well as the moon with his now-famous "Magnifcent desolation" quote. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. März 2000 von Barbara Blackwell Ramp
Spellbinding!
I was amazed by the exquisite intricacy of this novel--Ben Okri takes the reader on a journey where the lines blur between the spirit world and the "living" world, richly... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 12. März 2000 veröffentlicht
Surreal
I found this book by accident a while back...as I rummaged through some huge bookstore. I read it. It brought back memories of home: the superstitions of Nigeria. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. März 2000 veröffentlicht
A Dream
The entire book is made up of litte stories of a boy who is stuck between the spirit world and the "real" world. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. März 2000 von P. M. Perez
The Only Book You Need
A celebration of beauty, love, and life. Every page is a poem. The best book I have ever read.
Veröffentlicht am 29. Februar 2000 von Sally Roth
not your ordinary book
Those people who grew disappointed because they were looking for a "plot" and "character development" were looking for the wrong things. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. Februar 2000 von Craig S. Shoemake
A book I'll never forget.
This is one of the best books I have ever read! I carry the images with me all day and dream of them at night. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Februar 2000 von Tibby Dozier Steedly
A dream can be the highest point in man's life...
The scope of Ben Okri's 'The Famished Road' knows no bounds! Just as '..a dream can be the highest point in man's life..' this book has been a point of singularity in my life. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 2. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
I like all the boxing
Lots of intoxicating images in this book, that I can remember vividly six years after reading it
Am 18. November 1999 veröffentlicht
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