Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780571316892
Publisert
2014-07-03
Utgiver
Vendor
Faber & Faber
Vekt
141 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
126 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
176
Forfatter
Om bidragsyterne
Amos Tutuola was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920. The son of a cocoa farmer, he attended several schools before training as a blacksmith. He later worked as a civil servant. His first novel, The Palm-Wine Drinkard, was published in 1952 and brought him international recognition. From 1956 until retirement, he worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting Company while continuing to write. His last book, The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories, was published in 1990. He died in Ibadan in 1997.
This is the story of Adebisi, a brave African huntress who sets out for the Jungle of the Pigmies to rescue her four brothers. Along the way, she conquers a giant, serves as the barber to a king and endures the horrors of the pigmies' prison. Yet she will not give up. By employing her strength and intelligence, she finds a way to release her brothers and returns home to a hero's welcome.
Les mer
This is the story of Adebisi, a brave African huntress who sets out for the Jungle of the Pigmies to rescue her four brothers. By employing her strength and intelligence, she finds a way to release her brothers and returns home to a hero's welcome.
Les mer
The Brave African Huntress by the important Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola tells the story of Adebisi, who sets out for the Jungle of Pigmies to rescue her four brothers.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780571316892
Publisert
2014-07-03
Utgiver
Vendor
Faber & Faber
Vekt
141 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
126 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
176
Forfatter