My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
by Amos Tutuola
Taste attributes: fantasyadventuremyth/fairytalefresh & originalimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, original fantasy novel: polished and sweeping. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
The adventures of an African boy who strays into the world of the dead where his is lost for twenty-four years. Incorporates many unrecorded African myths.
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- Author
- Amos Tutuola
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 174
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- Open Library
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