tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post5545488065476642210..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: The Palm-Wine DrinkardRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-38210085945353540032020-09-10T23:02:47.188-04:002020-09-10T23:02:47.188-04:00I didn't know you were a fan of Tutuola's,...I didn't know you were a fan of Tutuola's, but it tickles me to hear that and to have you vouch for what you've read of <em>My Life in the Bush of Ghosts</em>. Given the "life and madness" in his writing you so accurately describe, the debate over his English is really puzzling to me at this remove in time. I was surprised that he wrote so well given his limited formal education! Anyway, would love to hear more about those other books of his when you get around to them. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-6449873287546536632020-09-10T18:35:07.711-04:002020-09-10T18:35:07.711-04:00Tutuola is one of my favourites. I just like the w...Tutuola is one of my favourites. I just like the way he writes. He seems to me a disproof of a view of David Foster Wallace (does anyone remember him?) that writers should learn proper English before writing improper English. There's such life and madness in Tutuola's language. Bush of Ghosts is very much more of the same. I really must get around to finishing it. I've got another 3 or 4 books by him too.obookihttps://obooki.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-30769273214991422592020-09-07T14:14:39.785-04:002020-09-07T14:14:39.785-04:00Ah, I was wondering if you'd read it already. ...Ah, I was wondering if you'd read it already. It's pretty cray cray. You will have a field day with it if you ever decide to dedicate the time to a multi-post dissection of it.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-73604324001498341052020-09-07T12:36:36.012-04:002020-09-07T12:36:36.012-04:00Another must-read I have owned for years without r...Another must-read I have owned for years without reading.<br /><br />Great excerpts.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com