This is the story of Adebisi, a brave African huntress who sets out for the Jungle of the Pigmiés to rescue her four brothers. Along the way she conquers a giant, serves as the barber to a king and endures the horrors of the pigmies' prison. Yet she will not give up. By employing her strength and intelligence, she finds a way to release her brothers and returns home to a hero's welcome.
Amos Tutuola was born'in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920. His first novel, The Palm-Wine Drinkard, was acquired by T. S. Eliot and published by Faber in 1952.
This is the story of Adebisi, a brave African huntress who sets out for the Jungle of the Pigmiés to rescue her four brothers. Along the way she conquers a giant, serves as the barber to a king and endures the horrors of the pigmies' prison. Yet she will not give up. By employing her strength and intelligence, she finds a way to release her brothers and returns home to a hero's welcome.
Amos Tutuola was born'in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920. His first novel, The Palm-Wine Drinkard, was acquired by T. S. Eliot and published by Faber in 1952.