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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʾo, 1938-
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Power (Social sciences) -- Fiction.
Despotism -- Fiction.
Africa -- Fiction.
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʾo, 1938-
Power (Social sciences) -- Fiction.
Despotism -- Fiction.
Africa -- Fiction.
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Wizard of the crow / Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ; a translation from Gikuyu by the author.
by
Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʾo, 1938-
Anchor Books, 2007, c2006.
Call #:
FICTION
NGU
Subjects
Power (Social sciences)
--
Fiction
.
Despotism
--
Fiction
.
Africa
--
Fiction
.
ISBN:
9781400033843 (trade pbk.)
1400033845 (trade pbk.)
Edition:
1st Anchor books ed.
Description:
768 p. ; 21 cm
Notes:
In
English
, translated from the Gikuyu.
Contents:
Power daemons
--
Queuing daemons
--
Female daemons
--
Male daemons
--
Rebel daemons
--
Bearded daemons.
Summary:
"Commencing in 'our times' and set in the fictional 'Free Republic of Aburiria, ' Wizard of the Crow dramatizes with corrosive humor and keenness of observation a battle for control of the souls of the Aburirian people. Fashioning the stories of the powerful and the ordinary
into
a dazzling mozaic, this magnificent novel reveals humanity in all its endlessly surprising complexity."--Cover.
Genre:
Political
fiction
.
Satire
Humorous
fiction
.
Black
fiction
.
African
fiction
--
Translations
into
English
.
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Halifax North Memorial Public Library
Adult Black Fiction
FICTION NGU
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