This study contextualizes magical realism within current debates and theories of postcoloniality and examines the fiction of three of its West African pioneers:

Africa's strong tradition of storytelling has long been an expression of an oral narrative culture. African writers such as Amos Tutuola, Naguib Mahfouz, Wole S

Magical realism has deep roots across many African languages and regions. This book explores African magical realism from a transregional and inclusive approach

Magical realism can lay claim to being one of most recognizable genres of prose writing. It mingles the probable and improbable, the real and the fantastic, and

"On almost every page of this witty magical realist whodunit, we sense Couto's delight on those places where language slips officialdom's asphyxiating grasp."--