My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Book description
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Amos Tutuola's second novel, was first published in 1954. It tells the tale of a small boy who wanders into the heart of a fantastical African forest, the dwelling place of innumerable wild, grotesque and terrifying beings. He is captured by ghosts, buried…
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1 author picked My Life in the Bush of Ghosts as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is a phantasmagorical trip. This was one of the first, if not the first, African novel to be written in English.
The language, told in a broken English that is nonetheless poetic, (Tutuola’s education was incomplete) adds to the surreal nature of the story. I like it because it is the kind of story I grew up listening to: tales of people venturing into the forest and the wondrous adventures they have therein.
The basic premise goes thus: When war comes to a Nigerian village, a young boy and his brother flee into the forest and begin a…
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