{"product_id":"9781504040204","title":"The Famished Road: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Man Booker Prize: “Okri shares with Garc\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eí\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea M\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eá\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erquez a vision of the world as one of infinite possibility. . . . A masterpiece” (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Boston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Azaro is a spirit child, an abiku, existing, according to the African tradition, between life and death. Born into the human world, he must experience its joys and tragedies. His spirit companions come to him often, hounding him to leave his mortal world and join them in their idyllic one. Azaro foresees a trying life ahead, but he is born smiling. This is his story.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When President Bill Clinton first went to Africa he quoted from \u003ci\u003eThe Famished Road\u003c\/i\u003e, which has inspired literature, art, politics, and pop songs—and even been referenced in an episode of \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e. A transformative story for all ages and all times, it means many things to many people. Few contemporary novels have aroused as much passion as this one. Indeed, twenty-five years after its breakout publication, the iconic story of Azaro’s travels continues to mesmerize new generations.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For readers of \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e, this Man Booker Prize–winning blend of fabulism and gritty realism by the Nigerian author of \u003ci\u003eAstonishing the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDangerous Love\u003c\/i\u003e is a “dazzling, hypnotic” journey through Africa that “weaves the humblest detail with the most extravagant flight of fancy to create an astonishing fictional tapestry” (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e). Already considered a classic of world literature, it is “a masterpiece if ever one existed” (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143364657392,"sku":"9781504040204","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504040204_p0.jpg?v=1769897630","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504040204","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}