In one scene, this novel's protagonist has a vision of a "five-headed spirit," but after he sees a midget, he claims it was a vision of a "four-headed spirit."
In one scene, this novel's protagonist has a vision of a "five-headed spirit," but after he sees a midget, he claims it was a vision of a "four-headed spirit." The protagonist of this novel is carried away in a sack and cuts through the bottom to escape after a woman hangs a fetish in a doorway. That protagonist's father tells a story about a king who killed travelers who did not offer him food sacrifices, and that king was poisoned, which made his stomach become a series of roads. Later in this novel, angry villagers set a van on fire after a group of people give out cans of tainted powdered milk. The main character's father is challenged by the Green Leopard to a boxing match and calls himself "Black Tyger." In this novel, members of the party of the rich patronize a bar run by Madame Koto, who befriends the protagonist. For 10 points, name this novel about Azaro, who chooses to live in the realm of the living, a work by Ben Okri.
In one scene, this novel's protagonist has a vision of a "five-headed spirit," but after he sees a midget, he claims it was a vision of a "four-headed spirit."
The Famished Road