Amos Tutuola is an essential African writer who deserves more attention and acclaim. He has been praised and cited as an influence by writers including Marlon James, Nnedi Okafor, Chris Abani, and Chigozie Obioma. The Palm-Wine Drinkard is considered to be his masterpiece. Grove is publishing the novel in a standalone edition for the first time with an introduction by Wole Soyinka and a new, refreshed cover. It is also available in ebook for the first time. In Publishers Weekly , Kaveh Akbar recently cited The Palm-Wine Drinkard as one of his formative inspirations. The Palm-Wine Drinkard has an intriguing publishing history, being first acquired and published by T.S.

Eliot at Faber and Faber in 1952. We will consider this title and our reissue of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts for academic and course adoption opportunities. Grove's recent reissues have been performing exceptionally well and are continuing to draw new readers to important works on the Grove backlist, such as Pedro Páramo and the works of Jack Kerouac. We expect our reissues of Tutuola's two novels to gain similar attention and garner increased sales.