The Palm-Wine Drinkard and His Dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Dead's Town

New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1953. First US Edition. Large octavo in illus purple,green and black paper wraps; 130 pages; 21 cm Minor wear; overal very good(+). Paperback.

"This classic novel 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 and the insatiable hungry-creature. Mixing Yoruba folktales with what T. S. Eliot described as a 'creepy crawly imagination', "The Palm-Wine Drinkard" is regarded as the seminal work of African literatur."—Publisher // An Evergreen book. // 1900-1999, Alcoholics, Alcoholics Fiction, Alcooliques Romans, nouvelles, etc, Fiction, Fictional Work, Folklore, Folklore Fiction, Folklore Nigeria Fiction, Folklore Romans, nouvelles, etc, Nigeria, Nigeria Fiction, Nigerian fiction, Nigerian fiction 20th century, Novels, Roman nigérian 20e siècle, Romans, Wine and wine making, Wine and wine making Fiction, Yoruba (African people), Yoruba (African people) Fiction, Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) Romans, nouvelles,