Wizard of the Crow
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:5th Apr '18
£12.99
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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