Astonishing the Gods

First edition (publ. Phoenix House)

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

On November 5, 2019, the 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[]

^ ^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.
^ "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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