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Contemporary literature: Who authored the Booker-winning novel 'The Famished Road'? Identify the writer of 'The Famished Road', a celebrated work of magical realism. Choose the correct author.

Difficulty: Easy

Ben Okri
Chinua Achebe
Wole Soyinka
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Teju Cole

Correct Answer: Ben Okri

Explanation:

Given data

Novel: The Famished Road.
Region: Modern African literature.

Concept/Approach
Identify the author associated with this magical-realist Booker Prize winner.

Reasoning
Ben Okri, a Nigerian novelist, wrote The Famished Road, which won the Booker Prize in 1991.

Verification
Achebe wrote Things Fall Apart; Soyinka (Nobel laureate) is noted for drama and essays; Ngũgĩ is known for A Grain of Wheat; Teju Cole wrote Open City.

Final Answer
Ben Okri

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