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My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Av Amos Tutuola
Häftad, 2014
142 kr
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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 …
Palmvindrinkaren
Av Amos Tutuola
Häftad, 1996
78 kr
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Historierna bestod av en blandning av eget skapande och material ur yorubafolkets muntliga berättartradition. När han hade sin andra längre berättelse klar, Palmvindrinkaren, skickade han den till ett engelskspråkigt bokförlag i Nigeria, Lutterworth Press, som refuserade men skickade den vidare …
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Av Amos Tutuola
Häftad, 2025
279 kr
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Amos Tutuolas second novel recounting the fate of mortals who stray into the world of ghosts, now available in a standalone volume with an introduction by Kaveh Akbar First published in 1954, now acclaimed as a modern classic, and named one of TIME s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, My Life …
Palm-Wine Drinkard
Av Amos Tutuola
Häftad, 2014
162 kr
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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 …
Brave African Huntress
Av Amos Tutuola
Häftad, 2014
139 kr
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This is the story of Adebisi, a brave African huntress who sets out for the Jungle of the Pigmies to rescue her four brothers. Along the way, she conquers a giant, serves as the barber to a king and endures the horrors of the pigmies' prison. Yet she will not give up. By employing her strength and …
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Av Amos Tutuola
E-bok, 2014
115 kr
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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 …
Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories
Av Amos Tutuola
Häftad, 2014
139 kr
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Yoruba legend and culture were the source of much of Amos Tutuola's writing and the stories collected here are no exception. They feature characters from folklore, archetypal figures from Yoruba society, supernatural or magical happenings, acute human observation and often a moral point. Their very …
Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories
Av Amos Tutuola
E-bok, 2014
115 kr
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Yoruba legend and culture were the source of much of Amos Tutuola's writing and the stories collected here are no exception. They feature characters from folklore, archetypal figures from Yoruba society, supernatural or magical happenings, acute human observation and often a moral point. Their very …
Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle
Av Amos Tutuola
E-bok, 2014
115 kr
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Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle is the fabulous tale of Simbi, a rich and beautiful girl with a wonderful singing voice. She tires of her comfortable lifestyle, and decides that she must come to know poverty and punishment. The story tells, with terrifying imagination and comic invention, of …
Feather Woman of the Jungle
Av Amos Tutuola
E-bok, 2014
113 kr
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In Feather Woman of the Jungle, the people of a Yoruba village gather on ten memorable nights to hear the stories and wisdom of their chief. They learn of his adventures, among them his encounter with the Jungle Witch and her ostrich, his visit to the town of the water people and his imprisonment …
Ajaiyi and His Inherited Poverty
Av Amos Tutuola
E-bok, 2014
115 kr
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This is the story of Ajaiyi, a man born into poverty who is determined to improve his situation. In the hope of finding the money he needs, he travels through unfamiliar lands filled with strange creatures. He meets the Spirit of Fire with its huge feathered head and flaming body, and receives …
Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer
Av Amos Tutuola
E-bok, 2014
115 kr
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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 …
Brave African Huntress
Av Amos Tutuola
E-bok, 2014
115 kr
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This is the story of Adebisi, a brave African huntress who sets out for the Jungle of the Pigmies to rescue her four brothers. Along the way, she conquers a giant, serves as the barber to a king and endures the horrors of the pigmies' prison. Yet she will not give up. By employing her strength and …
Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town
Av Amos Tutuola
E-bok, 2014
115 kr
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After four years of marriage, the brave hunter of the Rocky Town and his beautiful wife, Lola, are still without a child. Equipped with juju, sharpened machete, bow and poisonous arrows, flints and thunderbolts, he sets off in search of the Witch-Herbalist's medicine. For six years he journeys, …
Palm-Wine Drinkard
Av Amos Tutuola
E-bok, 2014
115 kr
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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 …
Ajaiyi and His Inherited Poverty
Av Amos Tutuola
Häftad, 2015
142 kr
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This is the story of Ajaiyi, a man born into poverty who is determined to improve his situation. In the hope of finding the money he needs, he travels through unfamiliar lands filled with strange creatures. He meets the Spirit of Fire with its huge feathered head and flaming body, and receives …
Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle
Av Amos Tutuola
Häftad, 2015
142 kr
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Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle is the fabulous tale of Simbi, a rich and beautiful girl with a wonderful singing voice. She tires of her comfortable lifestyle, and decides that she must come to know poverty and punishment. The story tells, with terrifying imagination and comic invention, of …
Feather Woman of the Jungle
Av Amos Tutuola
Häftad, 2015
139 kr
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In Feather Woman of the Jungle, the people of a Yoruba village gather on ten memorable nights to hear the stories and wisdom of their chief. They learn of his adventures, among them his encounter with the Jungle Witch and her ostrich, his visit to the town of the water people and his imprisonment …
