The Palm Wine Drinkard And His Dead Palm Wine Tapster In The Dead's Town by Amos Tutuola
This novel follows the surreal and fantastical journey of an African man with an insatiable thirst for palm wine, who, after the death of his skilled tapster, embarks on a quest to the land of the dead in hopes of bringing him back to the world of the living. Along the way, he encounters a myriad of bizarre and supernatural obstacles, including ghosts, witches, and other mythical creatures, each presenting their own challenges and moral lessons. The narrative, rich with the oral tradition of Nigerian folklore and written in a distinctive pidgin English, weaves a tale that explores themes of desire, loss, and the intersection of the living and the spiritual realms.
The 1164th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1952
- Nationality
- Nigerian
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 209
- Words
- 27,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 82nd on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time (Time)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))