the famished road

finally i am done with this ben okri book which has left me famished of imagination. the author is not a conventional writer he belongs to the category of 'magical realism' writers.for one and half weeks i was living in the world of magical realism. the whole novel is oxy-morornic in nature. he moves in and out of reality so fast and comfortably that you are left wondering whether it was dream in reality or reality in the dreams. i am confused even as i am writing. its a nice excuse for booker-winner. its a story of azaro the abiku child (spirit-child) who has not left connections with his previous spirit-world and through out the book he keeps going back to them. he sees things which are not real but definitely have some meaning with the spirit-world. the story is pre-independence days of nigeria where people are living in abject poverty and are fighting for their survival. amongst this azaro's father who has a sensible character tries to fight against the corruption and becomes successful eventually. the story is filled of characters and inferences having symbolic meaning to the lives of many people and country but definitely this book is no breezer you will have to spend some time to understand it in an holistic manner and put it into perspective. i am unable to form an opinion on this book whether i liked or not. maybe you can read and help me with this.