The Palm-Wine Drinkard, by Amos Tutuola

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 a seminal work of African literature. With an introduction by Wole Soyinka.

'Tutuola's art conceals – or rather clothes – his purpose, as all good art must do.' Chinua Achebe

Author Amos Tutuola (2014)
Format Paperback
Pages 144 pages