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Amos Tutuola
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Amos Tutuola was a male writer and novelist of the Yoruba people. He was born in Abeokuta in 1920 and died in Ibadan in 1997 due to natural causes resulting from diabetes. His citizenship included Colonial Nigeria, the Federation of Nigeria, and Nigeria. Tutuola wrote in the English language and Nigerian Pidgin.
His notable works include The Palm-Wine Drinkard, My life in the bush of ghosts, Tutuola at the university, Mozkor bat sasirik-sasi, El bebedor de vino de palma, and The Brave African Huntress. He was educated at the International Writing Program. His archives are held at the Harry Ransom Center.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1920
- Died
- 1997
- Works
- 33
Top works
- My life in the bush of ghosts
- Tutuola at the university
- Mozkor bat sasirik-sasi
- El bebedor de vino de palma
- The Brave African Huntress
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Amos
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Abeokuta
- Place of death
- Ibadan
- Occupation
- novelist
- Educated at
- International Writing Program
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Notable work
- The Palm-Wine Drinkard
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- date of birth
- 1920-06-20
- date of death
- 1997-03-08
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Amos Tutuola
- cause of death
- diabetes
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- ethnic group
- Yoruba people
- writing language
- English language
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