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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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2014
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Language
English
Released
2014
Format
Paperback
Pages
136
ISBN10
0571311539
ISBN13
9780571311538
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First published
1952
Original title
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.