The palm-wine drinkard and my life in the bush of ghosts Amos Tutuola
Publisher: Grove press

When the material was recorded. Both were familiar with Tutuola's earlier The Palm-Wine Drinkard (1952), but his My Life in the Bush of Ghosts was not easily obtained in the U.S. In The Palm-Wine Drinkard (first published by Faber and Faber in 1952), Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola explores the sobering effects invading colonial powers have on indigenous populations, imposing 'civilization' through violence. Buy it here and support The Devil's Accountant. ISBN13: 9780802133632Condition: NewNotes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! Compare our books, prices and service to. Read The Palm Wine Drinkard and. You should definitely check out 'The Palm-Wine Drinkard'. Another of his works was the inspiration of the classic David Byrne and Brian Eno album My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Who wrote the visionary novel The Palm-Wine Drinkard and his dead Palm Tapster in the Deads` Town. My Life in the Bush of Ghosts online. I remember that my dad would read Amos Tutuola's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts and The Palm-Wine Drinkard at bedtime, and I was SO OBSESSED. Based on traditional Yoruban folktales, the narrative ironically depicts . The copy pictured above is actually two novels (the other being 'My Life in the Bush of Ghosts'), and I like them both a lot. The Palm-Wine Drinkard; And, My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola.