The Forest of a Thousand Daemons

Ògbójú Ọdẹ Nínú Igbó Irúnmọlẹ̀

First edition (UK)
Author	Daniel O. Fagunwa
Illustrator	Mr. Ọnasanya
Cover artist	Ọnasanya
Country	Nigeria
Language	Yoruba
Genre	fantasy
Publisher	Nelson Publishers Limited in association with Evans Brothers (Nigeria Publishers) Limited
Publication date	written in 1938, published in 1950
Pages	102
ISBN	978 126 237 0
Preceded by	First book
Followed by	Igbo Olodumare

Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmọlẹ̀ (English title: The Forest of a Thousand Daemons - A Hunter's Saga; Literal translation: A Brave Hunter in the Forest of Spirits) is a 1938 novel by D.O. Fagunwa. It was the first full-length novel in Yoruba,^[1] and was one of the first novels to be written in any African language. It contains the picaresque tales of a Yoruba hunter whose name is Akara-ogun (Compound-of-spells) and one of the formidable hunters of a bygone age, who encountered folklore elements, such as magic, monsters, ghommids, spirits, and gods. It was followed by a sequel, Igbo Olodumare, which was actually a prequel to the book and discusses the tales of Olowo-Aiye, father of Akara-Ogun.

The novel was translated into English by Wole Soyinka in 1968.^[2] Like Igbo Olodumare, it was adapted for the stage, in both English and Yoruba.^[3]

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