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      African Folktales

      by Roger D. Abrahams
      Published
      Sep 1983
      Main Genre
      Fantasy Fantasy
      Pages
      386
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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. 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

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Fantasy

      Themes

      Fairy Tales / Folklore

      Age Level

      Young Adult / Teens

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      Sep 1983 Random House ISBN13 9780394721170 ISBN10 0394721179
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      Jan 1983 Pantheon (UK) ISBN13 9780394502366 ISBN10 0394502361
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      Aug 1983 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780833534910 ISBN10 0833534912
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      Aug 2011 Knopf ISBN13 9780307803191 ISBN10 0307803198
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      Aug 2011 Pantheon ISBN10 B005C2SGO8
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