Feather Woman of the Jungle

Name: Feather Woman of the Jungle
Brand: Faber & Faber
SKU: 9780571320738
Price: 14.44 EUR
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English

By (author): Amos Tutuola

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 by the Goddess of Diamonds. Each night the people return, eager to discover if there is a happy ending.

Amos Tutuola was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920. His first novel, The Palm-Wine Drinkard, was acquired by T. S. Eliot and published by Faber in 1952.

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Weight: 124g
Dimensions: 130 x 199mm
Publication Date: 05 Feb 2015
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780571320738

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 write. His last book The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories was published in 1990. He died in Ibadan in 1997.