Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle | 
pickSimbi is a vain young woman who, from boredom with her pampered life, decides to experience poverty and punishment. There is a dark humour in just how quickly her desire is fulfilled, and her lamentations provoke laughter rather than mercy from her persecutors. However, Simbi proves herself to be a strong, resilient and resourceful woman, who overcomes the trials of the Path of Death and the Dark Jungle, with its noxious Satyr. 👇🏼
Bookwomble The moral of the story: Listen to your mother! There is more humour in this book than in the others I've read by Tutuola, but it is very dark. Abduction, abuse, murder and infanticide feature, though not as nightmarishly and horrifically as his previous books. It's the cruelty of folklore, reflecting certain harsh truths of life, often expurgated from traditional tales to make them more suitable for children. Anyway, I loved this story, and Simbi. 2y
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