{"product_id":"astonishing-the-gods-by-ben-okri","title":"Astonishing the Gods by Ben Okri","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore the extraordinary imagination of Booker Prize-winner and visionary author Ben Okri – one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature. ‘The hero of this novel finds what he did not seek, and goes where he did not intend to go. As I did in writing it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI set out to find one thing, but found another.’ BEN OKRI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this disarmingly beautiful 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 every experience until we live it properly and fully for the first time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Beautiful. A new creation myth' Daily Telegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Amazing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think this is as close as you can get to reliving the experience of a bedtime story' Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paperback \/ softback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55736099897720,"sku":"9781035930920","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0409\/6671\/7600\/files\/9781035930920.jpg?v=1794409967","url":"https:\/\/afroribooks.co.uk\/products\/astonishing-the-gods-by-ben-okri","provider":"Afrori Books LTD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}