Amos Tutuola

Amos Tutuola bio

Birth Name: Amos Tutuola

Occupation: Novelist

Place Of Birth: Nigeria

Date Of Birth: June 20, 1920

Date Of Death: June 8, 1997

Cause Of Death: N/A

Ethnicity: Unknown

Nationality: Nigerian


Amos Tutuola was born on the 20th of June, 1920. He was popular for being a Novelist. Twentieth-century Nigerian author who is best known for his 1952 novel The Palm-Wine Drinkard. Many of his works, including My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, were based on folk stories of the Yoruba people.

Amos Tutuola was born in Nigeria. He worked for several years as a blacksmith for the Nigerian Royal Air Force. Despite having only attended school for six years, he wrote three acclaimed novels.

Amos Tutuola was a Gemini and was born in the G.I. Generation.


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Childhood

Amos Tutuola was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.

Amos Tutuola is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".

Education

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Family

Amos Tutuola’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Amos Tutuola’s parents.

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Personal Life

Like many famous people and celebrities, Amos Tutuola kept his personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.

Amos Tutuola was born in the Year of the Monkey.

Fast Facts

REAL NAME: Amos Tutuola
NICKNAME: Amos
RELIGION: Unknown
AGE GENERATION: G.I. Generation
BIRTH SIGN: Gemini
BIRTH DAY: Sunday
DEATH DAY: Sunday

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Horoscope

Zodiac Sign: Amos Tutuola was a Gemini. People of this zodiac sign like music, books, magazines, chatting, short trips and dislike being alone, repetition and routine. The strengths of this sign are being gentle, affectionate, curious, adaptable, able to learn quickly, while weaknesses can be nervous, inconsistent and indecisive. The greatest overall compatibility with Gemini is Sagittarius and Aquarius.

Chinese Zodiac: Amos Tutuola was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign love to make people laugh and are generally energetic and upbeat but sometimes lack self-control.

Ruling Planet: Amos Tutuola had a ruling planet of Mercury and has a ruling planet of Mercury and by astrological associations Wednesday is ruled by Mercury. In Astrology, Mercury is the planet that rules our mindset. People who are born with Mercury as the ruling planet have communication skills, intellect and cleverness.

Amos Tutuola’s birth sign is Gemini and he had a ruling planet of Mercury.


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