Description
In this continuation of Azaro’s story, the spirit-seeing abiku child moves through a Nigerian village where political upheaval and grinding poverty turn everyday life into a test of endurance and hope. As Azaro watches the Living with both wonder and sorrow, he bears witness to the devastating consequences of violence and injustice—most painfully when his father is imprisoned after a neighbor’s murder. Blending the lyrical immediacy of myth with the sharp pressure of social reality, the novel explores fate and freedom, the cost of power, and the fragile tenderness that persists even in chaos. Ben Okri’s signature style—visionary, compassionate, and richly symbolic—makes this a haunting, uplifting journey through suffering, transformation, and the possibility of infinite riches beyond material wealth.
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paperback
Penguin Random House
Published Jan 1, 2010
416 pages
ISBN: 9781409087670
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First Published
2010
Language
eng
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