His first novel, about a man named Jeffia who realizes his family wealth is due to the corruption present in Lagos, was called Flowers and Shadows.
In one this author's short stories, a charlatan who sells fake ringworm medicine finds himself competing with Rastafarian and a Jehovah's Witness for clients on a crowded molue, or bus.  That story, in addition to such works as "In the City of Red Dust" and "When the Light Returns," was published in the collection Stars of the New Curfew. A novel by this author centers on a painter's love for Ifeyiwa, who dreams of killing her husband.  That work, Dangerous Love, preceded a story inspired by the Sudanese famine, "A Prayer for the Living."  His first novel, about a man named Jeffia who realizes his family wealth is due to the corruption present in Lagos, was called Flowers and Shadows. In another work, this author introduces the vivacious barkeep Madame Koto who interacts with the "abiku," Azaro.  For 10 points , identify this author of Incidents at the Shrine and The Famished Road.
In one this author's short stories, a charlatan who sells fake ringworm medicine finds himself competing with Rastafarian and a Jehovah's Witness for clients on a crowded molue, or bus.  
Ben Okri