Wizard of the Crow
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:5th Apr '18
Should be back in stock very soon
Informed by traditional African storytelling, discover Ngugi wa Thiong'o's masterpiece.
To honour the Ruler's birthday, the Free Republic of Aburiria set out to build a tower; a modern wonder of the world that will reach the gates of Heaven. But behind this pillar of unity a battle for control of the Aburirian people rages. Among the contenders: the eponymous Wizard, an avatar of folklore and wisdom; the corrupt Christian Ministry; and the nefarious Global Bank.
'Mythological but also cheerfully disenchanted; political and playful; cartoonish but also epical... the African novel may well have delivered its greatest masterpiece' Sunday Herald
Unreservedly a masterpiece * Scotland on Sunday *
A huge, comic novel... A shimmering, shifting discourse... mythological but also cheerfully disenchanted; political and playful; cartoonish but also epical... the African novel may well have delivered its greatest masterpiece * Sunday Herald *
Epic....daring satire * Sunday Times *
Fantastic
Truly exciting... the author is a master of farce * Daily Telegraph *
ISBN: 9781784873356
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 46mm
Weight: 529g
784 pages