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Astonishing the Gods
Ben Okri
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Description for Astonishing the Gods
Paperback. A modern fable about one man's search for visibility on an enchanted island. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Selected as one of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'. From Booker Prize winner Ben Okri, a deceptively simple modern fable with an ancient origin. A young man finds himself living among invisible beings who have built a utopia based on one principle: that we must repeat or suffer every experience until we experience it properly and fully for the first time. 'A modern day classic' Evening Standard 'Beautiful. A new creation myth' Daily Telegraph 'Amazing. I think this is as close as you can get to reliving the experience of a ... Read more' Guardian Show Less
Selected as one of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'. From Booker Prize winner Ben Okri, a deceptively simple modern fable with an ancient origin. A young man finds himself living among invisible beings who have built a utopia based on one principle: that we must repeat or suffer every experience until we experience it properly and fully for the first time. 'A modern day classic' Evening Standard 'Beautiful. A new creation myth' Daily Telegraph 'Amazing. I think this is as close as you can get to reliving the experience of a ... Read more' Guardian Show Less
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
170g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784082550
SKU
V9781784082550
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Ben Okri
Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria. His childhood was divided between Nigeria, where he saw first hand the consequences of war, and London. He has won many prizes over the years for his fiction, and is also an acclaimed essayist, playwright, and poet. In 2019 Astonishing the Gods was named as one of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped ... Read more
Reviews for Astonishing the Gods
A modern-day classic
Evening Standard
Beautiful. A new creation myth
Daily Telegraph
Amazing. I think this is as close as you can get to reliving the experience of a bedtime story
Guardian
Genuinely fresh insight... the invisibility theme is a good one, for the multiple associations it carries, especially for an African writer'
... Read more
Evening Standard
Beautiful. A new creation myth
Daily Telegraph
Amazing. I think this is as close as you can get to reliving the experience of a bedtime story
Guardian
Genuinely fresh insight... the invisibility theme is a good one, for the multiple associations it carries, especially for an African writer'
... Read more