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Astonishing the Gods

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Astonishing the Gods
First edition (publ. Phoenix House)
AuthorBen Okri
PublisherPhoenix House
Publication date
March 16, 1995
ISBN978-1-897-58097-4

Astonishing the Gods is a novel by Nigerian writer Ben Okri.[1][2]

On 5 November 2019 BBC News listed Astonishing the Gods on its list of the 100 most influential novels.[3]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Astonishing the Gods by Ben Okri". Publishers Weekly. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ "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.