Nearly 100 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. Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library _From the Trade Paperback edition._
African folktales: traditional stories of the Black world
โ 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
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ 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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