from The Exiled Kenyan Novelist, Playwright, Poet, And Literary Critica Magisterial Comic Novel That Is Certain To Take Its Place As A Landmark Of Postcolonial African Literature.
in Exile Now For More Than Twenty Years, Ngugl Wa Thiong’o Has Become One Of The Most Widely Read African Writers Of Our Time, The Power And Scope Of His Work Garnering Him International Attention And Praise. His Aim In wizard Of The Crow Is, In His Own Words,nothing Less Than “to Sum Up Africa Of The Twentieth Century In The Context Of Two Thousand Years Of World History.”
commencing In “our Times” And Set In The “free Republic Of Aburlria,” The Novel Dramatizes With Corrosive Humor And Keenness Of Observation A Battle For Control Of The Souls Of The Aburlrian People. Among The Contenders: His High Mighty Excellency; The Eponymous Wizard, An Avatar Of Folklore And Wisdom; The Corrupt Christian Ministry; And The Nefarious Global Bank. Fashioning The Stories Of The Powerful And The Ordinary Into A Dazzling Mosaic, wizard Of The Crow Reveals Humanity In All Its Endlessly Surprising Complexity.
informed By Richly Enigmatic Traditional African Storytelling, wizard Of The Crow Is A Masterpiece, The Crowning Achievement In Ngugl Wa Thiong’o’s Career Thus Far.
the New York Times - Jeff Turrentine
… With wizard Of The Crow, Ngugi Has Flown Over The Entire African Continent And Sniffed Out All Of The Foul Stenches Rising High Into The Air: Complacency Toward Despotism, Repression Of Women And Ethnic Minorities, Widespread Corruption And Undergirding All Of These A Neocolonial System In Which Today S Lending Banks And Multinationals Have Supplanted Yesterday S European Overlords. But From That Altitude He Can Also See A More Hopeful Sign: Large Masses Of People Coming Together, Sharing Triumphant Stories And Casting Spells.
Categories:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Fantasy
- Action & Adventure
- Fantasy
Publisher : Anchor
Author : wa Thiong'o, Ngugi
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2007-08-28
Number Of Pages : 784
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1400033845
ISBN-13 : 9781400033843
Item weight : 1.23 lb
Dimensions : 1.34 in x 5.2 in x 7.87 in
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