Under African Skies
Title | Under African Skies PDF eBook |
Author | Charles R. Larson |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Total Pages | 338 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0374211787 |
An anthology of short stories by African writers from a dozen countries. The subjects range from war and politics to problems with domestics and African humor. Some stories were written in English, others are translations from Arabic, French and Portuguese. All were written in the latter part of the 20th century.
African Tales
Title | African Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Gcina Mhlophe |
Publisher | Barefoot Books |
Total Pages | 99 |
Release | 2019-09-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1782854444 |
This anthology includes eight traditional tales from all over Africa. Sumptuous hand-sewn collage artwork decorated with African beads adorns these unforgettable tales of bravery, wisdom, wit and heroic deeds
African Folktales
Title | African Folktales PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Abrahams |
Publisher | Pantheon |
Total Pages | 384 |
Release | 2011-08-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307803198 |
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
Her Stories
Title | Her Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia Hamilton |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | 140 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780590473705 |
Nineteen stories focus on the magical lore and wondrous imaginings of African American women.
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
Title | Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky PDF eBook |
Author | Elphinstone Dayrell |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 36 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780395539637 |
Sun and Moon must leave their earthly home after Sun invites the Sea to visit.
The Anchor Book of Modern African Stories
Title | The Anchor Book of Modern African Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Nadezda Obradovic |
Publisher | Anchor |
Total Pages | 396 |
Release | 2002-12-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Thirty-four powerful stories that inform, entertain, and illuminate from the best emerging and award-winning African writers working today, including nine new stories that detail struggles with the legacy of colonialism, countries torn apart by civil war, and the growing AIDS epidemic. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
African Myths & Tales
Title | African Myths & Tales PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 553 |
Release | 2020-07-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1839643102 |
Africa south of the Sahara is a land of wide-ranging traditions and varying cultures. Despite the diversity and the lack of early written records, the continent possesses a rich body of folk tales and legends that have been passed down through the strong custom of storytelling and which often share similar elements, characters and ideas between peoples. So this collection offers a hefty selection of legends and tales – stories of the gods, creation and origins, trickster exploits, animal fables and stories which entertain and edify – from ‘Obatala Creates Mankind’, from the Yoruba people of west Africa, to ‘The Girl Of The Early Race, Who Made Stars’, from the San people of southern Africa, all collected in a gorgeous gold-foiled and embossed hardback to treasure.