The Brave African Huntress

Name: The Brave African Huntress
Brand: Faber & Faber
SKU: 9780571316892
Price: 14.44 EUR
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By (author): Amos Tutuola

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 intelligence, she finds a way to release her brothers and returns home to a hero's welcome. See more

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Weight: 141g
Dimensions: 126 x 198mm
Publication Date: 03 Jul 2014
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780571316892

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.