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The Palm-Wine Drinkard
Amos Tutuola
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Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
I was a palm-wine drinkard…
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CURIOUS CREATURE:—
“DO NOT FOLLOW UNKNOWN MAN’S BEAUTY”
“RETURN THE PARTS OF BODY TO THE OWNERS; OR HIRED PARTS OF THE COMPLETE GENTLEMAN’S BODY TO BE RETURNED”
“A FULL-BODIED GENTLEMAN REDUCED TO HEAD”
THE FATHER OF GODS SHOULD FIND OUT WHEREABOUTS THE DAUGHTER OF THE HEAD OF THE TOWN WAS
“THE LADY WAS NOT TO BE BLAMED FOR FOLLOWING THE SKULL AS A COMPLETE GENTLEMAN”
“INVESTIGATION TO THE SKULL’S FAMILY’S HOUSE”
“THE INVESTIGATOR’S WONDERFUL WORK IN THE SKULL’S FAMILY’S HOUSE”
“THERE REMAIN GREATER TASKS AHEAD”
“BACK TO THE SKULL’S FAMILY’S HOUSE”
“ON THE WAY TO AN UNKNOWN PLACE”
THREE GOOD CREATURES TOOK OVER OUR TROUBLE—THEY WERE:—DRUM, SONG AND DANCE
“TO TRAVEL BY AIR”
“NO ROAD”—“OUGHT TO TRAVEL FROM BUSH TO BUSH TO THE DEADS’ TOWN”
THE “WRAITH-ISLAND”
“NOT TOO SMALL TO BE CHOSEN”
ON OUR WAY TO THE UNRETURNABLE- HEAVEN’S TOWN
“THE WORK OF THE FAITHFUL-MOTHER IN THE WHITE TREE”
OUR LIFE WITH THE FAITHFUL-MOTHER IN THE WHITE TREE
“WE AND THE RED-PEOPLE IN THE RED-TOWN”
“THE INVISIBLE-PAWN”
“THE INVISIBLE-PAWN ON THE FRONT”
WE AND THE WISE KING IN THE WRONG TOWN WITH THE PRINCE KILLER
I AND MY PALM-WINE TAPSTER IN THE DEADS’ TOWN
NONE OF THE DEADS TOO YOUNG TO ASSAULT. DEAD BABIES ON THE ROAD- MARCH TO THE DEADS’ TOWN
AFRAID OF TOUCHING TERRIBLE CREATURES IN BAG
HARD TO SALUTE EACH OTHER, HARDER TO DESCRIBE EACH OTHER, AND HARDEST TO LOOK AT EACH OTHER AT DESTINATION
“TO TRAVEL IN THE BUSH WAS MORE DANGEROUS AND TO TRAVEL ON THE DEADS’ ROAD WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS”
BOTH WIFE AND HUSBAND IN THE HUNGRY-CREATURE’S STOMACH
WE AND THE MOUNTAIN-CREATURES ON THE UNKNOWN-MOUNTAIN
TO SEE THE MOUNTAIN-CREATURES WAS NOT DANGEROUS BUT TO DANCE WITH THEM WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS
THE CAUSES OF THE FAMINE
WHO WILL TARE THE MOUSE?
AN EGG FED THE WHOLE WORLD
RECKLESS LIFE AT HOME
PAY WHAT YOU OWE ME AND VOMIT WHAT YOU ATE
BUT WHO WOULD CARRY THE SACRIFICE TO THE HEAVEN FOR HEAVEN?
Afterword
About the Author
By the Same Author
Copyright
Amos Tutuola
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
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