African Folktales - (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) by Roger Abrahams (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Drawing on sources from the notes of the earliest missionaries to the most recent works of anthropologists and ethnographers, the distinguished American folklorist Roger Abrahams renders nearly 100 stories which reveal the exotic, universal concerns of the African peoples, while vividly evoking their unique, dramatic roots in the song, dance, and ritual performances of the African world. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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. <p/><i>With black-and-white drawings throughout<br>Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Earthy, comedic, and covering a wide spectrum, [these] tales of sultans, of animals who act like people, and of lovers' struggles [also] teach moral lessons. The result is a rousing good read." <br><i><b>--The New York Times Book Review</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>ROGER D. ABRAHAMS</b> is the Hum Rosen Professor (Emeritus) of Folklore and Folklife at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of many books, monographs, and articles on African American, Creole, Caribbean, and American culture. A past president of the American Folklore Society, he lives in Philadelphia.
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