The Famished Road by Ben Okri
Hardcover, UK | Signed | 1st Edition | 2nd Printing | 1991 | Publisher: Jonathan Cape
An extraordinary and highly valuable signed copy of one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Ben Okri's The Famished Road won the Booker Prize in 1991 — the UK's most prestigious literary award — and is considered a masterpiece of world literature. Drawing on Yoruba mythology, it follows Azaro, a spirit child navigating the boundary between the living and the dead in post-colonial Nigeria, in a prose of breathtaking beauty and spiritual depth. This signed Jonathan Cape first edition is one of the most desirable items in any collection of Booker Prize winners or contemporary African fiction.
Personally signed by the author on the title page.
Condition: Good throughout but will show signs of previous ownership. Dust cover and pages with some foxing. Minor creasing on spine. Dust cover slightly faded on spine.
A landmark collectible — a signed copy of a Booker Prize-winning masterpiece in its original first edition.