''Astonishing the Gods'' is a novel by

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writer

Ben Okri Ben Okri (born 15 March 1959) is a Nigerian-British poet and novelist.Ben Okri"
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. On November 5, 2019, the ''

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'' listed ''Astonishing the Gods'' on its list of the 100 most influential novels. In an interview with ''

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'' Okri mentioned that he wrote the novel while on a fast.

References

Novels by Ben Okri Year of work missing 1995 Nigerian novels {{Nigeria-novel-stub