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 ofsatiric magical realism to illuminate the political irregularities in his postcolonialKenya. The depiction of the postcolonial African situation calls for this narrativestyle. This narrative style is used for the primary purpose of mockery, ridiculeand humor. Ngugi is sickened by the political instabilities in his postcolonialKenya. Ngugi exceeds the limits of the real in a bid to mock leadership inAfrica. He manipulates the realistic mode, he uses characters who exceeds thelimits of what is real. Ngugi uses magical realism as an effective platform forpolitical discourse. It reaches into the essence of abusive governments. Thisstudy is hinged on the sociological approach.