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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



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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 *

Wizard of the Crow

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    A Paperback / softback by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage Classics
      Published 5 April 2018
      ISBN-13 9781784873356
      978-1784873356
      ISBN-10 1784873357
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      Fiction Contemporary Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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



      Trade Review
      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 *

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