{"product_id":"9781784873356","title":"Wizard of the Crow","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: wa Thiong'o, Ngugi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 5 April 2018 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 784 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 132 x 41 | 534g\u003cp\u003eInformed by traditional African storytelling, discover Ngugi wa Thiong'o's masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo honour the Ruler's birthday, the Free Republic of Aburiria set out to build a tower; a modern wonder of the world that will reach the gates of Heaven. But behind this pillar of unity a battle for control of the Aburirian people rages. Among the contenders: the eponymous Wizard, an avatar of folklore and wisdom; the corrupt Christian Ministry; and the nefarious Global Bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Mythological but also cheerfully disenchanted; political and playful; cartoonish but also epical... the African novel may well have delivered its greatest masterpiece' Sunday Herald\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"wa Thiong'o, Ngugi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53596996927672,"sku":"9781784873356","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781784873356.jpg?v=1781626108","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781784873356","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}