Amos Tutuola
Author · 14 books
Amos Tutuola (20 June 1920 – 8 June 1997) was a Nigerian writer famous for his books based in part on Yoruba folk-tales. Despite his short formal education, Tutuola wrote his novels in English. His writing's grammar often relies more on Yoruba orality than on standard English.
Books
Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle
1955
Ajaiyi and His Inherited Poverty
1967
The Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town
1982
The Palm-Wine Drinkard & My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
1952
The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories
1990
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy
2020
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
1954
Pauper, Brawler, and Slanderer
1987
Feather Woman of the Jungle
1962
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
1952
Don't Pay Bad for Bad
2012
The Brave African Huntress
1958
Yoruba Folktales
1987
The Wild Hunter in the Bush of the Ghosts
1982
