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The Famished Road

Ben Okri (1991)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages504 (Chunky (400-600))
SettingModern/Urban
CSM age16
Goodreads3.73/5 (13683)
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathViolencePovertyPolitical ViolenceChild Harm

Positive tags

Coming of AgeHopeful EndingSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistNon-Human Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterNon-Western SettingReluctant HeroForbidden Magic

Themes

IdentityPoverty and ClassColonialismSpirit WorldFamily and CommunityNigerian IndependenceReality vs Fantasy

Synopsis

Winner of 1991 Booker Prize. Nigerian author of Ìncidents at the shrine' - and; F̀lowers and shadows' - .

Tags

African-InspiredMagical RealismLiterary FictionPostcolonial Literature