First edition (publ. Phoenix House)

Astonishing the Gods is a novel by Nigerian writer Ben Okri.[1]

On 5 November 2019 BBC News listed Astonishing the Gods on its list of the 100 most influential novels.[2]

In an interview with The Guardian Okri mentioned that he wrote the novel while on a fast.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 John Lind (2019-01-19). "Ben Okri: 'If you're hungry, books seem full of feasts'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-10. Food and personal spiritual development is very interesting – not least in fasting. It's not much talked about, but fasting can cleanse the appetite and return one's senses to zero. Astonishing The Gods was written while fasting.
  2. ↑ "100 'most inspiring' novels revealed by BBC Arts". BBC News. 2019-11-05. Archived from the original on 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-11-10. The reveal kickstarts the BBC's year-long celebration of literature.


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