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African folktales: traditional stories of the Black world

โœ Scribed by Abrahams, Roger


Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Pantheon Books
Year
2011;1983
Tongue
English
Weight
891 KB
Edition
1st ed
Category
Fiction
ISBN
1299172415

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โœฆ Synopsis


A collection of 95 tales from the region south of of the Sahara Desert--stories from over 40 tribe-related myths of creation, tales of epic deeds, ghost stories and tales set in both the animal and human realms.;Tales of wonder from the great ocean of story -- Stories to discuss and even argue about -- Tales of trickster and other ridiculous creatures: tales to entertain -- Tales in praise of great doings -- Making a way through life.


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