The palm-wine drinkard and his dead palm-wine tapster in the Dead's Town
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About This Book
A novel that tells the phantasmagorical story of an alcoholic man and his search for his dead palm-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 and the insatiable hungry-creature.
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Sign InFictionYoruba (African people)FolkloreWine and wine makingNigeria, fictionFiction (fictional works by one author)Postage stampsAlcoholicsNigerian fiction
The Swinging Light
Book Details
First Published
1952
Pages
125 pages
Rating
5.0 / 5
Ratings
1
Editions
12
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Language
GER, ENG
Status
Published
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