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Have you ever bought a book because it looked cool?

>> No.12595381
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>>12595367
Yes. Tutuola isn't among those books though, because those covers are hideous. Still bought most of his stories.

>> No.12595394

>>12595381
Is he better than Achebe?

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>>12595381
I think it looks cool, like a Camus cover with color.

>> No.12595404

>>12595381
Oh, also, is he any good? I look forward to reading The Palm Wine Drinkard, I saw it recommended in some thread and thought it looked cool. Any other reccs?

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>>12595394
In my opinion, no. But I haven't read through all of their books.

>>12595403
Fair enough. I like the older covers to his books more, they have more of a "bookish" feel to them.

>>12595404
They're weird, all these Yoruba folk tales. They're mostly like this:

>protagonist tries fo fix something
>encounters weird beings/gods
>protagonist takes some juju
>protagonist saves the day
>rinse and repeat

Easy reading, reads like someone telling you these stories, though they're all weird and crazy.

>> No.12595462

>>12595404
>Any other reccs?
Oh, and if it's more african lit you're after, I recommend a book called "The wizard of the crow", which was quite good. Not by Tutola though.

>> No.12595472

Yes, every book. I only buy books and read them because I believe it gives me a cool intellectual image, I don't remember most of what I read.

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Sure, I bought this as a kid (not this particular cover). Also happened to be a great book, but I didn't know any better at the time.

>> No.12595547

>>12595462
>>12595451
Seems like it should be an enjoyable read then, and thanks for the recommendation!

>> No.12595566

>>12595547
Cheers buddy, have fun with Tutuola!

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>>12595367
I'm going to buy pic related for exactly this reason.

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Yes

>> No.12596666

>>12596572
This is too good to be real.

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Why does amazon always have the ugliest covers for books? I’m tempted to buy pic related from a different website and wait way longer just to get it with this cover.

>> No.12596705

>>12595451
you're not giving tutola enough credit for the sheer weirdness of his books. the english is very plain but nigerian so the grammar is slightly strange (though accurate). the prose matter-of-factly describes bizarre scenes rife with ghosts and mutilations and menacing forest and towns and marching infant armies like they're the most normal things in the world. basically lovecraft if instead of using flowery language to indicate indescribable horror he wrote about said horror in plain, straightforward language and with a certain cheerful nonchalantness

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>>12595367
holy shit guy I just realized The Palm Wine Drinkard was translated into French by Raymond Queneau himself
btw everybody should read Zazie in the Metro