Amadu's Bundle

Malum Amadu was a Fulani scribe who lived in Yoba, Nigeria. He earned his living as a religious teacher and by helping local chiefs run their economic affairs. His interest in documenting old folktales, spells, and songs resulted in him building a collection of prose and poetry that had been passed down through generations, all written in the Fulani language. Edited by Gulla Pfeffer Kell.Gulla Pfeffer Kell was an anthropologist born in 1897 in Berlin, Germany. During her expeditions to Nigeria, Kell encountered Malum Amadu and he shared with her over forty written pieces. These were eventually published as Amadu's Bundle in 1972 in Heinemann's African Writers Series. She died in 1967 in London.Translated into English by Ronald MoodyRonald Moody was a sculptor and translator born in 1900 in Kingston, Jamaica. He graduated from King's College London in 1930 with a degree in dentistry but soon after began a prominent career in wood carving. His works are featured in collections at the National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain in London, and the National Gallery of Jamaica. He died in London in 1984.