Astonishing the Gods

Directory

References

Discover

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.

Roman Catholic Saints

Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).

How Many Countries Are There in the World?

Artist interpretation of a Space meteoroid impact. Meteor impact. Asteroid, End of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Planet Earth, Doomsday Predictions, comet

10 Failed Doomsday Predictions

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Astonishing the Gods

novel by Okri

Learn about this topic in these articles:

discussed in biography

In Ben Okri
Okri’s other novels included Astonishing the Gods (1995); Dangerous Love (1996), about “star-crossed” lovers in postcolonial Nigeria; In Arcadia (2002); Starbook (2007); The Age of Magic (2014); and The Freedom Artist (2019).
Read More