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Feather Woman of the Jungle
Feather Woman of the Jungle | Amos Tutuola
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In Feather Woman of the Jungle, the people of a Yoruba village gather on ten memorable nights to hear the stories and wisdom of their chief. They learn of his adventures, among them his encounter with the Jungle Witch and her ostrich, his visit to the town of the water people and his imprisonment by the Goddess of Diamonds. Each night the people return, eager to discover if there is a happy ending. Amos Tutuola was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920. His first novel, The Palm-Wine Drinkard, was acquired by T. S. Eliot and published by Faber in 1952.
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"You see, my people, my motto this night is that this world is not equal. One who has a head has no money to buy hat and one who has money to buy hat has no head on which to put it."

Can't argue with that ??

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This is my third book by Amos Tutuola, and I've ordered some others, thinking I might have a little binge-read. I love his idiosyncratic language, which seems to have been critically appreciated and deprecated in equal measure.
This book is a mini 1001 Nights, the narrator being an old village-chief who, over 10 nights, entertains his people with stories of his youthful adventures in the land of the Jungle Witch Feather Woman. 👇🏼

Bookwomble ...The stories are traditional Yoruba folktales, with universal themes expressed through a specific culture. I'm only on the second night's entertainment so far, but I'm loving it already. This one appears to be less horrific than "Palm Wine Drinkard" and "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts", but I'll have to see where the story leads ? 2y
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