Satirical Magical Realism in Ngugi Wa Thiongo's Wizard of the Crow

Abstract

This paper concerns itself with Ngugi Wa Thiongo’s demonstration of his use of satiric magical realism to illuminate the political irregularities in his postcolonial Kenya. The depiction of the postcolonial African situation calls for this narrative style. This narrative style is used for the primary purpose of mockery, ridicule and humor. Ngugi is sickened by the political instabilities in his postcolonial Kenya. Ngugi exceeds the limits of the real in a bid to mock leadership in Africa. He manipulates the realistic mode, he uses characters who exceeds the limits of what is real. Ngugi uses magical realism as an effective platform for political discourse. It reaches into the essence of abusive governments. This study is hinged on the sociological approach.