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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsWizard of the Crowby Ngugi wa'Thiong'o
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In exile now for more than twenty years, Kenyan novelist, playwright, poet and critic Ngugi wa Thiongo has become one of the most widely read African writers. Commencing in “our times” and set in the fictional “Free Republic of Aburiria,” Wizard of the Crow dramatizes with corrosive humor and keenness of observation a battle for control of the souls of the Aburirian people. Fashioning the stories of the powerful and the ordinary into a dazzling mosaic, this magnificent novel reveals humanity in all its endlessly surprising complexity. Synopsis:From an exiled Kenyan novelist comes this magisterial comic novel that reveals humanity in all its endlessly surprising complexity. Informed by richly enigmatic traditional African storytelling, this novel seamlessly blends stories of the powerful and the ordinary into a dazzling mosaic. About the AuthorNgugi wa Thiong'o is the author of, among other works, Petals of Blood, Weep Not Child, The River Between, A Grain of Wheat, The Devil on the Cross, and Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature, now an essential text in post-colonial studies. Ngugi has argued that English is a "cultural bomb" that continues to erase pre-colonial cultures and history, even as it institutes new and more insiduous forms of colonialism. As Kenyan, he writes in his native Gikuyu, translating his works into English himself. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 2 comments:
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