A novel that tells the phantasmagorical story of an alcoholic man and his search for his dead palm-wine tapster. As he travels through the land of the dead, he encounters a host of supernatural and often terrifying beings - among them the complete gentleman who returns his body parts to their owners[...]

Amos Tutuola (1920-1997) föddes i Abeokuta, en av de största städerna i västra Nigeria. Han tillhörde yorubafolket. Hans enda utbildning var sex år i engelsk grundskola. Fadern var kakaoodlare. Helt utan litterär träning började han 1948 nedteckna berättelser i skrivhäften. Historierna be[...]