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Authors: Amos Tutuola
The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories (9 page)
Amos Tutuola was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920. The son of a cocoa farmer, he attended several schools before training as a blacksmith. He later worked as a civil servant. His first novel,
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
, was published in 1952 and brought him international recognition. From 1956 until retirement, he worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting Company while continuing to write. His last book,
The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories
, was published in 1990. He died in Ibadan in 1997.
THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD
MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS
SIMBI AND THE SATYR OF THE DARK JUNGLE
THE BRAVE AFRICAN HUNTRESS
FEATHER WOMAN OF THE JUNGLE
AJAIYI AND HIS INHERITED POVERTY
THE WITCH-HERBALIST OF THE REMOTE TOWN
PAUPER, BRAWLER AND SLANDERER
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