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"My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" is a novel by Nigerian author [[Amos Tutuola]], and the namesake of the [[Brian Eno]] and [[David Byrne]] [[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts|album of the same name]]. | "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" is a novel by Nigerian author [[Amos Tutuola]], and the namesake of the [[Brian Eno]] and [[David Byrne]] [[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts|album of the same name]]. | ||
Tutuola's second novel, the story follows an unnamed male protagonist going through many surreal experiences.<ref>Tutuola, Amos. ''My Life in the Bush of Ghosts''. Faber & Faber, 1 July 2014.</ref> Elijah Wolfson writing for Time Magazine said that in the novel Tutuola "''recontextualiz[ed] previously unrecorded west African mythology by imbuing it with symbols of what was at the time a new global modernity. Consider, for example, one of the key figures of the novel: the “television-handed ghostess,” [...] opening her hands and revealing TV screens on her palms showing footage of the narrator’s family and home village.''"<ref>Wolfson, Elijah. ““My Life in the Bush of Ghosts” Is on TIME’s List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books.” ''Time'', 15 Oct. 2020, time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/5898437/my-life-in-the-bush-of-ghosts/. Accessed 27 June 2024.</ref> | Tutuola's second novel, the story follows an unnamed male protagonist going through many surreal experiences.<ref>Tutuola, Amos. ''My Life in the Bush of Ghosts''. Faber & Faber, 1 July 2014.</ref> Elijah Wolfson writing for Time Magazine said that in the novel Tutuola "''recontextualiz[ed] previously unrecorded west African mythology by imbuing it with symbols of what was at the time a new global modernity. Consider, for example, one of the key figures of the novel: the “television-handed ghostess,” [...] opening her hands and revealing TV screens on her palms showing footage of the narrator’s family and home village.''"<ref name=":0">Wolfson, Elijah. ““My Life in the Bush of Ghosts” Is on TIME’s List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books.” ''Time'', 15 Oct. 2020, time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/5898437/my-life-in-the-bush-of-ghosts/. Accessed 27 June 2024.</ref> | ||
Wolfson comments on the significance of this inspiration by stating "''it’s a testament to his impact, as arguably the first international artist to form a new language by sampling the folk traditions of the global south and the modern imagery of the industrialized West.''"<ref name=":0" /> | |||