{"product_id":"the-palm-wine-drinkard","title":"The Palm-Wine Drinkard","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis classic novel tells the phantasmagorical story of an alcoholic man and his search for his dead palm-wine tapster. As he travels through the land of the dead, he encounters a host of supernatural and often terrifying beings - among them the complete gentleman who returns his body parts to their owners and the insatiable hungry-creature. Mixing Yoruba folktales with what T. S. Eliot described as a 'creepy crawly imagination', \u003ci\u003eThe Palm-Wine Drinkard\u003c\/i\u003e is regarded as the seminal work of African literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brief, thronged, grisly and bewitching.' Dylan Thomas, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tutuola's art conceals - or rather clothes - his purpose, as all good art must do.' Chinua Achebe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 144 pages | Published July 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986139955549,"sku":"9780571311538","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780571311538.jpg?v=1774496456","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-palm-wine-drinkard","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}