Anglo-African Literature

Week 11 - 1 May: Tutuola



Read the Foreword and the following chapters:

The Meaning of “Bad” and “Good”
In the Bush of Ghosts


Study Questions

1)     How does the text disturb traditional modes of narration?

2)     What are the most noticeable features of the novel’s language?

3)     To what extent, in your opinion, does the text speak in the authentic idiom of Africa?

4)     What links can be found in the text to the art of oral storytelling?

5)     What is the role of imagination in the text?