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The Brave African Huntress

Amos Tutuola author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Published:3rd Jul '14

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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.

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.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.

ISBN: 9780571316892

Dimensions: 198mm x 126mm x 12mm

Weight: 141g

176 pages

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