Chapter 11, page 213
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So, I saved the lady from the complete gentleman in the market who afterwards reduced to a "Skull" and the lady became my wife since that day. This is how I got a wife.
— Amos Tutuola
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Source: Wikiquote: "Amos Tutuola" (Quotes, The Palm-Wine Drinkard (1952))
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About Amos Tutuola
Amos Olatubosun Tutuola Odegbami (20 June 1920 – 8 June 1997) was a Nigerian writer who wrote books based in part on Yoruba folk-tales.
About Amos Tutuola
Amos Olatubosun Tutuola Odegbami (20 June 1920 – 8 June 1997) was a Nigerian writer who wrote books based in part on Yoruba folk-tales.
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