Astonishing the Gods
Ben Okri
159 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0753808641
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Language: English
Publish: July 1, 1999
20th CenturyAfricaAfrican LiteratureFantasyFictionLiterary FictionLiteratureMagical RealismNigeriaSpeculative Fiction
From the Booker prize-winning author of The Famished Road comes this bewitching novel. It is a modern fable about the relationship between love, suffering and creativity. Set on an enchanted island, Astonishing the Gods is shot through with the gentle magic of Ben Okri’s imaginative prose.