palm-wineNigerian writer Amos Tutuola wrote this book in 1946. It is the first African novel to be published in English outside of Africa. It has been controversial because it is written in a modified Yoruba English or pidgin English. The Palm-Wine Drinkard has been translated into numerous languages.

 

 

 

 

 

Amos Tutuola 2014: The Palm-Wine Drinkard and his Dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Deads’ Town. London: Faber & Faber

 

If you don’t have a bookstore worth supporting near you, you can also buy the book from the alternative non-profit online bookstore links-lesen.de, which supports political projects with the profits. You can find the link to the book here.

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