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The Palm-Wine Drinkard
Amos Tutuola
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Literature 1952
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
Amos Tutuola1952
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
Synopsis
A man enters the land of the dead to find his palm-wine tapster. Yoruba mythology as modernist prose.
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Amos Tutuola, 1952 — The Palm-Wine Drinkard
A man enters the land of the dead to find his palm-wine tapster. Yoruba mythology as modernist prose.
Editorial note
Carries memory forward while giving it a stronger literature expression.
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
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A man enters the land of the dead to find his palm-wine tapster. Yoruba mythology as modernist prose.
Selected for cultural longevity · regional significance · editorial selection · thematic depth
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