In The Famished Road, Okri argues that there is no salvation on Earth-even for the spiritual realm that resides alongside us.
More accurately, The Famished Road resembles Fyodr Doestoevsky’s Notes from Underground : a classic philosophical novel. While Okri weaves the spiritual and physical realms into his narrative, the juxtaposition of the spiritual and physical realms for Okri is a cornerstone of traditional African religion (and is therefore not seen as “unrealistic” ). Okri’s tale follows Azaro, a spirit child in Okri’s native Nigeria as he watches the post-colonial state transform with the acceleration of global technology. The Famished Road is often categorized as a novel of “magical realism” although the author rejects this categorization.
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