African Folktales

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Literary
Cover of the book African Folktales by Roger Abrahams, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Author: Roger Abrahams ISBN: 9780307803191
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: August 3, 2011
Imprint: Pantheon Language: English
Author: Roger Abrahams
ISBN: 9780307803191
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: August 3, 2011
Imprint: Pantheon
Language: English

The deep forest and broad savannah, the campsites, kraals, and villages—from this immense area south of the Sahara Desert the distinguished American folklorist Roger D. Abrahams has selected ninety-five tales that suggest both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the people who live there. The storytellers weave imaginative myths of creation and tales of epic deeds, chilling ghost stories, and ribald tales of mischief and magic in the animal and human realms. Abrahams renders these stories in a narrative voice that reverberates with the rhythms of tribal song and dance and the emotional language of universal concerns.

With black-and-white drawings throughout
Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

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The deep forest and broad savannah, the campsites, kraals, and villages—from this immense area south of the Sahara Desert the distinguished American folklorist Roger D. Abrahams has selected ninety-five tales that suggest both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the people who live there. The storytellers weave imaginative myths of creation and tales of epic deeds, chilling ghost stories, and ribald tales of mischief and magic in the animal and human realms. Abrahams renders these stories in a narrative voice that reverberates with the rhythms of tribal song and dance and the emotional language of universal concerns.

With black-and-white drawings throughout
Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

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