Book review: Francis B. Nyamnjoh (2017), Drinking from the Cosmic Gourd: How Amos Tutuola Can Change Our Minds
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2017
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German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institut f�r Globale und Regionale Studien
Abstract
Nyamnjoh�s insightful book offers an original, nuanced, and penetrative
interpretation of the late Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola, whose true value
and influence were mainly recognised only after his demise. According to
the writer, the book is about �the epistemological dimensions of how
research is conceptualized and practiced in African universities caught
betwixt and between the tensions and possibilities of interconnecting
global and local hierarchies� (1). While the above captures a key focus of
the text, I believe it really diminishes the extent and breadth of issues
tackled in the book. The book criss-crosses orthodox disciplinary divides;
represents a commentary on literature, on history, and more critically on
the sociology of knowledge and serves as a critique of contemporary African
intellectualism.
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Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Nigerian writer, Amos Tutuola, African universities
Citation
Anugwom, E.E. (2017). Book review: Francis B. Nyamnjoh (2017), Drinking from the Cosmic Gourd: How Amos Tutuola Can Change Our Minds. Africa Spectrum 3: 117�119