Wizard of the Crow
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Wizard of the Crow is a satirical magical-realist novel by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that critiques dictatorship, neocolonialism, and corruption in a fictional African state.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wizard of the Crow canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
magical realist novel
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
dictatorial regimes
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international financial institutions ⓘ neocolonial economic policies ⓘ state corruption ⓘ |
| depicts |
bureaucratic absurdity
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cult of personality ⓘ postcolonial African politics ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical novel
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magic realism ⓘ political fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Grace Poole (Grace) – note: remove if uncertain
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Kamiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyawĩra NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajirika NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ruler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | long novel ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African dictatorship
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development projects ⓘ international aid ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | allegory ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
corruption
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dictatorship ⓘ globalization ⓘ neocolonialism ⓘ postcolonialism ⓘ power and authoritarianism ⓘ resistance ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the longest novels in African literature
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blend of satire and magic realism ⓘ use of oral storytelling techniques ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Gikuyu ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Mũrogi wa Kagogo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 760 ⓘ |
| partOf | postcolonial African literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher |
East African Educational Publishers
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Pantheon Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Free Republic of Aburĩria
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fictional African state ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
| translator | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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