The Palm-Wine Drinkard

By: Amos Tutuola

when amos tutuola's first novel, the palm-wine drinkard, appeared in 1952, it aroused exceptional worldwide interest. drawing on the west african (nigeria) yoruba oral folktale tradition, tutuola described the odyssey of a devoted palm-wine drinker through a nightmare of fantastic adventure. since then, the palm-wine drinkard has been translated into more than 15 languages and has come to be...