Folk Tales from Africa

✍ Scribed by Smith, Alexander Mccall

• Book ID: 107159747
• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 2 MB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

A man with a tree growing out of his head? A woman with children made of wax? A bird that can be milked? With more stories from his original celebration of African folktales, "The Girl Who Married A Lion", let Alexander McCall Smith once again take you to a land where the bizarre is everyday and magic is real.

Review

"'A collection of charm and tenderness' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Deceptively elegant... these brilliant stories shine through in a way that is wholesome, engaging and highly rewarding' HERALD 'These stories are still beautiful; creating a wryly humorous place where the animal and human worlds are fluidly in touch with each other, and, as in all the best fables, you take a lesson away with you' METRO"

About the Author

ALEXANDER MCCALL Smith was born in Zimbabwe and educated there and in Scotland. He is Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and is a member a number of national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. His books include numerous books for children, collections of short stories and novels.