ISBN: 9780224027014 - The Famished Road (39 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 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. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 46906887. 1790592669. 9/28/2026 10:51:09 AM.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Octavo 8vo. 480 Page's. Reprint. A Very good copy in like-wise Very goos dust-wrapper. Free from any mark's, book-plate's, inscription's, under-lining, etc. The Dust-wrapper (£13.99) has NOT been price clipped. No sunning to any part of the book. (Not left in sunlight to fade).…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original green boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.; Dust jacket price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1991. First edition, third impression. [x]+500p. Paper tanned. A very good copy in a similar unclipped dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Hardcover. The Famished Road. Azao is a spirit-child. When he was born his mother recognised him and this recognition brought her sadness. For the spirit-child is one who has not severed his links with the spirit world that most children abandon at birth, his memory of that idyllic life remains strong and he yearns to return, has promised to return to his spirit companions and leave behind his parents and the world of the living. It is this knowledge that causes his parents' sorrow. Only now Azaro is tired of coming and going, of being born and reborn, of never staying long enough to experience life. This time he decides to stay. This time he is resolved to make his mother smile. 500 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Set in an unnamed African country at an unspecified time (though the similarities with Nigeria in the early 1960s are unmistakable),The Famished Roadis narrated by Azaro, an African spirit-child or abiku who, in the folklore of southern Nigeria, is destined to move continually between life and spiritual paradise in an unending cycle of infant death and rebirth. Azaro, however, is tired of never staying long enough to experience life, and decides on this occasion to remain, 'to put', he says, 'a smile on my mother's face'. Pursued by vengeful spirits, and endowed with special powers that lead him into mischief, Azaro introduces us to a whole world of wonders -- to his mother and father, an impoverished market trader and a load carrier struggling courageously to keep their dignity and their independence; to Madame Koto, the local bar owner whose journey from innocence to corruption mirrors the realities unfolding around her; to the politics, poverty and brutal reality of life in a shanty town in post-colonial Africa; and to Azaro's own intensely imagined visions. As political corruption becomes endemic and as old tribal traditions clash with the forces of urbanisation, the author shows us the extraordinary mix of hope and despair that characterises his community and the sheer vitality of a society where, as Okri has said, 'the consequences of your actions are immediate and unavoidable'. Deftly mixing mythical visions with naturalistic portrayal, the result is a book of huge scope and originality which works on many levels -- as political parable, social critique, cultural guidebook and spiritual inspiration -- but whose central triumph is its depiction of tight-knit family relations and the entrancing oddity of everyday life. From the Trade Paperback edition. Heavy; DJ. Note about book written in pencil on last page facing cover. 480 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Second British printing, 1991 (same year as first printing). With original unclipped jacket (£13.99). Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, a couple of small scratches/bumps to back, little fading to spine and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. Top of pages slightly dusty. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Second British printing, 1991 (Same year as first printing). With original unclipped jacket (£13.99). Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, small bump/tear to front upper corners, one small scratch to back and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners (especially back lower corner). Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to a couple of corners and very minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. One small mark to lower corner of a few pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition second printing ( same year 1991. VG has been read slight sunning to pages. DJ unclipped some shelfwear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, later printing hardback in unclipped dustjacket. Signed by the author on the title page with no other inscriptions. Book and dustjacket both in near fine condition, with a few flecks of browning to the text block. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request. (HS). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book prize winner. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 500 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and a touch edge worn. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Signed, Reprint Hardback, d/j price clipped light bumping and creasing to spine, signed, and another inscription, o/w v/g, v./g. looks unread. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. UK edition. Near fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated 'To Sumita, Best wishes for a strong road of life & the hidden glories. Blessings' by the author on title page. UK edition, reprinted twice in the year of publication. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 500 p. Audience: General/trade. Book is as new except for a bumped corner and mild toning to the pageblock. The Booker Prize-, Chianti Ruffino-Antico Fattore International Literary Prize-, and Premio Grinzane Cavour-winning novel by the Commonwealth Writers Prize-, Aga Khan Prize-, Crystal Award-, Premio Palmi-, Order of the British Empire-, and Bad Sex in Fiction Award-winning author of 'The Freedom Artist' and 'Dangerous Love'. Rare signed, especially in the UK edition. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine third printing in very good dust wrapper. The book is square and tight and seems unread. Some orange flecking to the edges of the text block. The dust wrapper is complete but with some light crinkling evident on the front panel. Shelf wear and a few closed tears to extremities, especially the spine tips. Signed by the author to the title page without further inscription. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, UK. 1991. 500 pgs. Booker Prize Winner. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. 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. When President Bill Clinton first went to Africa he quoted from The Famished Road, which has inspired literature, art, politics, and pop songsand even been referenced in an episode of The Simpsons. 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. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 480 pages.…

Condition: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Seiten: 512 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

1991. 500 pp. green hardback with dustjacket. 2. Printing.- On title-page signed by Ben Okri.- Fore-edge little bit spotty, otherwise a fine copy.