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Loading... Ajaiyi and His Inherited Poverty (1967)by Amos Tutuola
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This is the story of Ajaiyi, a man born into poverty who is determined to improve his situation. In the hope of finding the money he needs, he travels through unfamiliar lands filled with strange creatures. He meets the Spirit of Fire with its huge feathered head and flaming body, and receives assistance from a wizard and a unicorn. Yet, in the end, the answer to his woes is not far from home.Amos Tutuola was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920. His first novel, The Palm-Wine Drinkard, was acquired by T. S. Eliot and published by Faber in 1952. No library descriptions found. |
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There's a throwaway bit of the strange on page one in which Ajaiya introduces herself, saying that her story happened 200 years ago when she came into the world through other parents as a boy & not a girl. This isn't alluded to again, but seemed to hang over the narrative as it unfolded, and just felt subtly subversive in a way I can't quite articulate. I love Tutuola's ability to put me slightly off balance. ( )