The Palm-Wine Drinkard
core novel 1952 The Palm-Wine Drinkard
Record
| First published | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.71 (4,021 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 125 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780571049967 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Palm-Wine Drinkard
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Amos Tutuola
Notes
- Full original title: The Palm-Wine Drinkard and His Dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Deads' Town. Published in the UK by Faber and Faber in 1952 and in the US by Grove Press in 1953; written in an idiosyncratic Nigerian-English idiom drawing directly on Yoruba oral folklore.
Sources
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