This Study Contextualizes Magical Realism Within Current Debates And Theories Of Postcoloniality And Examines The Fiction Of Three Of Its West African Pioneers: Syl Cheney-coker Of Sierra Leone, Ben Okri Of Nigeria And Kojo Laing Of Ghana. Brenda Cooper Explores The Distinct Elements Of The Genre In A West African Context, And In Relation To: * A Range Of Global Expressions Of Magical Realism, From The Work Of Gabriel Garcia Marquez To That Of Salman Rushdie * Wider Contemporary Trends In African Writing, With Particular Attention To How The Realism Of Authors Such As Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka Has Been Connected With Nationalist Agendas. This Is A Fascinating And Important Work For All Those Working On African Literature, Magical Realism, Or Postcoloniality.