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The famished road

Okri, Ben1991
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This novel, winner of the 1991 Booker Prize, is set in a poor people's compound during the Nigerian civil war, and reflects the changes in Africa since 1960. It tells how a young boy's failure to subdue his spiritual powers has disturbing consequences for him and his parents.
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Author:
Imprint:
Cape, 1991.
Collation:
500p.
ISBN:
9780224027014
Dewey class:
823FICTION
Language:
English
Index terms:
Fiction in English Nigerian writers 1960- TextsFiction in English
BRN:
506920
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