The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Paperback, Main)

This classic novel tells the phantasmagorical story of an alcoholic man and his search for his dead palm-wine tapster. As he travels through the land of the dead, he encounters a host of supernatural and often terrifying beings - among them the complete gentleman who returns his body parts to their owners and the insatiable hungry-creature. Mixing Yoruba folktales with what T. S. Eliot described as a 'creepy crawly imagination', The Palm-Wine Drinkard is regarded as the seminal work of African literature. 'Brief, thronged, grisly and bewitching.' Dylan Thomas, Observer 'Tutuola's art conceals - or rather clothes - his purpose, as all good art must do.' Chinua Achebe

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2014
Authors:	Amos Tutuola
Introduction by:	Wole Soyinka
Dimensions:	200 x 130 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	136
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-31153-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-571-31153-9
Barcode:	9780571311538

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