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Wizard of the Crow
First edition
AuthorNgũgĩ wa Thiong'o
CountryKenya
PublisherHarvill Secker
Publication date
2006
ISBN1-84655-034-3
OCLC315389356
Preceded byPenpoints, Gunpoints and Dreams: The Performance of Literature and Power in Post-Colonial Africa 

Wizard of the Crow (Gikuyu: Mũrogi wa Kagogo) is a 2006 novel written by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and translated from the original Kikuyu into English by the author, his first novel in 20 years. The story is set in the imaginary Free Republic of Aburĩria, autocratically governed by one man, known only as the Ruler.[1] The novel received the 2008 Tähtifantasia Award for the best foreign fantasy novel released in Finland in 2007.

  1. ^ "Wizard of the Crow". Anchor Books (Knopf Doubleday). 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

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