The Best of African Folklore

Savory, Phyllis

ISBN 10: 0869784765 / ISBN 13: 9780869784761

Published by B H B Distribution, 1991

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Synopsis:

Africa has a wonderfully rich store of folk tales that have been passed down from one generation to the next. There are stories about how the world came into being, stories that tell of the relationships between human beings and between man and his environment, and of the lessons to be learned from everyday experience. The tales are like the fairy tales told all over the world, but they have a strong African flavour that is as real as the smell of rain on the hot earth. These tales take the reader into an enchanted world where animals can talk and humans are often changed into different forms, magic is commonplace and reality is turned delightfully on its head. Despite numerous setbacks, things usually turn out all right in the end. Wicked and greedy people (and animals) come off worst and the good receive their just rewards. The gods are stern but fair, and every story has a moral for those who are wise enough to see it.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Best of African Folklore
Publisher: B H B Distribution
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good