โ Belcher, Stephen
๐ Fiction
๐
2005
๐ Penguin Books Ltd
๐ en-jm
โ 381 KB
๐ 1 views
โฆ LIBER โฆ
African Myths of Origin
โ Scribed by Stephen Belcher
- Publisher
- Penguin Group USA, Inc.
- Year
- 2008;2005
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 393 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0141935316
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
A rich, unique anthology of retold fables from Africa
Gathering a wide range of traditional African myths, this compelling new collection offers tales of heroes battling mighty serpents and monstrous birds, brutal family conflict and vengeance, and desperate migrations across vast and alien lands. From accounts of the inventive wiles of animal- creators and a community forced to flee a giant crocodile to the heroic story of the cripple Sunjata who rose to found an empire, all the narratives here concern origins. They offer a kaleidoscopic picture representative of the rich cultures and societies of the African continent: the ways of life, the peoples--from small hunting bands to great empires--and the states that have taken shape over many generations and environments.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
โ Catherynne M. Valente
๐ Fiction
๐
2011
๐ Wyrm Publishing
๐ English
โ 271 KB
๐ 1 views
Introduction / by Jeff Vandermeer -- The labyrinth -- Yume no hon: the book of dreams -- The grass-cutting sword -- Under in the mere -- Story notes.
โ Stephen Fry
๐ Fiction
๐
2019
๐ Chronicle Books LLC
๐ English
โ 3 MB
๐ 1 views
Here are the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, stylishly retold by Stephen Fry. The legendary writer, actor, and comedian breathes life into ancient tales, from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire, and transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonan
โ Stephen Fry
๐ Fiction
๐
2017
๐ Penguin Books Ltd
๐ English
โ 2 MB
๐ 2 views
**Discover Stephen Fry's magnificent retelling of the greatest myths and legends ever told . . .** **'Perfect for the 21st Century. Ebullient, funny, Fry retells the Greek myths with elegance' *The Times*** **'A cracking good story' *The Times Literary Supplement*** **'A wondrous new im
โ V.S. Naipaul
๐ Fiction
๐
2010;2013
๐ Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage Books
๐ English
โ 164 KB
๐ 2 views
Like all of V.S. Naipaul's "travel" books, The Masque of Africa encompasses a much larger narrative and purpose: to judge the effects of belief (in indigenous animisms, the foreign religions of Christianity and Islam, the cults of leaders and mythical history) upon the progress of civilization. From
โ V.S. Naipaul
๐ Fiction
๐
2010;2013
๐ Random House, Inc.;Vintage Books
๐ English
โ 193 KB
๐ 2 views
SUMMARY: Like all of V. S. Naipauls travel books, The Masque of Africa encompasses a much larger narrative and purpose: to judge the effects of belief (in indigenous animisms, the foreign religions of Christianity and Islam, the cults of leaders and mythical history) upon the progress of civilizat