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African Folktales by Roger Abrahams

African Folktales

Roger Abrahams

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 12, 1983

A Folklore pick for readers exploring African Folktales.

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Who it’s for
Readers interested in African myths and folktales
Themes
Creation myths, Ghost stories, Mischief and magic
Genres
Fairy Tales & Myths, Fantasy Anthologies

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About this book

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.

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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. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

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Fairy Tales & Myths90%
Fantasy Anthologies41%

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Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Anthologies
  • Fairy Tales & Myths
  • Literary Fiction
Authors
Roger Abrahams
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
August 12, 1983
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Creation myths · Ghost stories · Mischief and magic
Reading lane
Fantasy Anthologies