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Book SynopsisFROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE FAMISHED ROAD
In the chaotic world of his African city, the spirit child Azaro still watches the tumultous and tender lives of the Living; refusing to return to his realm. With his father now imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and his mother battling for justice, the final chapter of Azaro's epic adventure is an explosive and haunting climax to this masterful trilogy.
'His most apocalyptic, explosive vision yet' Scotsman
'A novel of paradoxes and impossibilities, conceived poetically and carrying readers along as though
on a fast-flowing stream' Literary Review
Trade ReviewHis most apocalyptic, explosive vision yet * Scotsman *
A novel of paradoxes and impossibilities, conceived poetically and carrying readers along as though on a fast-flowing stream...I admire it hugely * Literary Review *
A potent combination of political, metaphorical and mythical storytelling...pure celebration * Scotsman *
A deliberate and important piece of writing * Times Literary Supplement *
Okri's writing is hailed for its intelligent, tenderness, poeticism and luminosity * Financial Times *
