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]
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.
The reveal kickstarts the BBC's year-long celebration of literature.
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]
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.
The reveal kickstarts the BBC's year-long celebration of literature.