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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]

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