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23%OFFAmos Tutuola - Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer - 9780571316908 - V9780571316908
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Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer

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Description for Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer Paperback. There is a ploughing competition for the hand of the beautiful Popondoro, and the reign of Pauper and Slanderer in the town of women is inevitably brief. This book features Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer who are all forced to embark on journeys of no return, leading to incidents and adventures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Drawing on the Yoruba folk tradition, Amos Tutuola's tales combine the resonance of universal myth with reflections on a range of human vagaries. The leading characters of Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer are all forced to embark on journeys of no return, leading to incidents and adventures in classic Tutuola style. There is a ploughing competition for the hand of the beautiful Popondoro, and the reign of Pauper and Slanderer in the town of women is inevitably brief. This is Tutuola at his most vivid and funny, at his wisest and most imaginative.

Product Details

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571316908
SKU
V9780571316908
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-24

About Amos Tutuola
Amos Tutuola was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920. The son of a cocoa farmer, he attended several schools before training as a blacksmith. He later worked as a civil servant. His first novel, The Palm-Wine Drinkard, was published in 1952 and brought him international recognition. From 1956 until retirement, he worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting Company while continuing to ... Read more

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