El escritor nigeriano Amos Tutuola en Mi vida en la Maleza de los Fantasmas (1954) se basa en narraciones tradicionales de la mitología africana para contarnos la aventura de un niño que debe enfrentarse solo a los fantasmas que habitan la...
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...
"The Palm-Wine Drinkard, told in the first person, is about an unnamed man who is addicted to palm wine, which is made from the fermented sap of the palm tree and used in ceremonies all over West Africa. The son of a rich man, the narrator can afford...
The author ranks as one of the foremost living traditional African storytellers - as recognised by the acclaim of his first book, The Palmvine Drinkard. This book includes seven folktales especially for young adults, but of universal appeal. Beautiful...