Ben Okri

The story of Azaro, an abiku (spirit child) in an unnamed African city, blending magical realism with Yoruba mythology to explore post-colonial Nigeria.

Second in Okri's Abiku trilogy, continuing Azaro's story as his family faces more brutal poverty and the spirit world intensifies its hold. The political violence of Nigeria becomes inseparable from spiritual terror.

Third in the Azaro trilogy, following the spirit child and his family to the moment of Nigerian independence. The personal and mythic are inseparable as Nigeria struggles to be born.

Jeffia Okwe, son of a wealthy Lagos businessman, discovers the corruption and dark dealings that built his comfortable life. Okri's debut novel, written when he was 21.