My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Tutuola, Amos

Автор: Tutuola Amos
Название: Feather Woman of the Jungle
ISBN: 0571320732 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780571320738
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Описание: In Feather Woman of the Jungle, the people of a Yoruba village gather on ten memorable nights to hear the stories and wisdom of their chief. They learn of his adventures, among them his encounter with the Jungle Witch and her ostrich, his visit to the town of the water people and his imprisonment by the Goddess of Diamonds.

Автор: Tutuola Amos
Название: Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle
ISBN: 0571320724 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780571320721
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Описание: Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle is the fabulous tale of Simbi, a rich and beautiful girl with a wonderful singing voice. The story tells, with terrifying imagination and comic invention, of how she achieves this experience and how, in the end, she escapes from it. Amos Tutuola was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920.

Автор: Tutuola, Amos
Название: The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories
ISBN: 0571316883 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780571316885
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Описание: Their very titles - from `The Duckling Brothers and their Disobedient Sister` to `Don`t Pay Bad for Bad` - are evocative of a unique blend of tradition and imagination, which belongs to the same universal culture as Aesop and the Brothers Grimm.

Автор: Tutuola, Amos
Название: Brave African Huntress, The
ISBN: 0571316891 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780571316892
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Описание: This is the story of Adebisi, a brave African huntress who sets out for the Jungle of the Pigmies to rescue her four brothers. By employing her strength and intelligence, she finds a way to release her brothers and returns home to a hero`s welcome.

Автор: Tutuola, Amos
Название: Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer
ISBN: 0571316905 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780571316908
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Описание: Drawing on the Yoruba folk tradition, Amos Tutuola`s tales combine the resonance of universal myth with reflections on a range of human vagaries. The leading characters of Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer are all forced to embark on journeys of no return, leading to incidents and adventures in classic Tutuola style.

Автор: Tutuola Amos
Название: Ajaiyi and His Inherited Poverty
ISBN: 0571316875 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780571316878
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Описание: This is the story of Ajaiyi, a man born into poverty who is determined to improve his situation. He meets the Spirit of Fire with its huge feathered head and flaming body, and receives assistance from a wizard and a unicorn. Yet, in the end, the answer to his woes is not far from home. Amos Tutuola was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920.

Автор: Tutuola, Amos
Название: Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town, The
ISBN: 0571316921 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780571316922
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Описание: After four years of marriage, the brave hunter of the Rocky Town and his beautiful wife, Lola, are still without a child. For six years he journeys, conquering or escaping from such haunting characters as the Abnormal Squatting Man of the Jungle and the Crazy Removable-Headed Wild Man.

Автор: Tutuola Amos
Название: Palm Wine Drinkard
ISBN: 0571311539 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780571311538
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Описание: Eliot described as a `creepy crawly imagination`, The Palm-Wine Drinkard is regarded as the seminal work of African literature. `Brief, thronged, grisly and bewitching.` Dylan Thomas, Observer`Tutuola`s art conceals - or rather clothes - his purpose, as all good art must do.` Chinua Achebe

Автор: Tutuola Amos
Название: The Palm Wine Drinkard
ISBN: 0571049966 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780571049967
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Цена: 6150.00 T
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