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My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Amos Tutuola
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Description for My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Paperback. Tells the tale of a small boy who wanders into the heart of a fantastical African forest, the dwelling place of innumerable wild, grotesque and terrifying beings. He is captured by ghosts, buried alive and wrapped up in spider webs, but after several years he marries and accepts his new existence. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Amos Tutuola's second novel, was first published in 1954. It tells the tale of a small boy who wanders into the heart of a fantastical African forest, the dwelling place of innumerable wild, grotesque and terrifying beings. He is captured by ghosts, buried alive and wrapped up in spider webs, but after several years he marries and accepts his new existence. With the appearance of the television-handed ghostess, however, comes a possible route of escape.
'Tutuola ... has the immediate intuition of a creative artist working by spell and incantation.' V. S. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571316915
SKU
V9780571316915
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About Amos Tutuola
Amos Tutuola was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920. 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 write. His last book,The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories, was published in 1990. He died in Ibadan in 1997.
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