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Famished Road, The
He is born into a world of poverty, ignorance and injustice, but Azaro awakens with a smile on his face. Despite belonging to a spirit world made of enchantment, where there is no suffering,
Azaro chooses to stay in the land of the Living: to feel it, endure it, know it and love it. This is his story.
Category: African Fiction
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KES 1,450
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Author | Ben Okri |
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ISBN | '9780099929307' |
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