The Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town

After four years of marriage, the brave hunter of the Rocky Town and his beautiful wife, Lola, are still without a child. Equipped with juju, sharpened machete, bow and poisonous arrows, flints and thunderbolts, he sets off in search of the Witch-Herbalist's medicine. For six years he journeys, conquering or escaping from such haunting characters as the Abnormal Squatting Man of the Jungle and the Crazy Removable-Headed Wild Man. Finally he reaches the Remote Town of the Witch-Mother and is given medicine for his wife, but on the way home he makes a decision with interesting consequences.

• Author
• Amos Tutuola

• Format
• paperback

• Publisher
• Faber & Faber

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780571117048

• Settings
• Nigeria

• Genres
• fiction, fantasy, adventure, literature

• Release date
• 1982