num_pages: 768
description: Set in the fictional Free Republic of Aburiria, Wizard of the Crow dramatises with searing humour and piercing 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, Ngugi wa Thiog'o reveals humanity in all its surprising intricacy.Informed by richly enigmatic traditional African storytelling, Wizard of the Crow is a masterpiece and a major achievement in Ngugi wa Thiong'o's extraordinary and brave career.
language: English
title: Wizard of the Crow
titlecomplete: Wizard of the Crow
genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Magical Realism, African Literature, Politics, Africa, Kenya, Literature, Fantasy, Novels
ratings_count: 3292
places: Republic of Aburiria
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: California Book Award
category: Fiction (Gold), awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Dayton Literary Peace Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Tähtifantasia Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Harvill Secker