The Palm-Wine Drinkard
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'The Palm-Wine Drinkard' is the phantasmagorical story of an alcoholic man and his search for his dead 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, the insatiable 'hungry-creature', and his own pyromaniac son.
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The Palm-Wine Drinkard, Amos Tutuola
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- 1961
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- Title
- The Palm-Wine Drinkard
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Amos Tutuola
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Released
- 1961
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0571049966
- ISBN13
- 9780571049967
- Category
- Poetry
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- 'The Palm-Wine Drinkard' is the phantasmagorical story of an alcoholic man and his search for his dead 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, the insatiable 'hungry-creature', and his own pyromaniac son.