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Afro-American Folktales : Stories from Black Traditions in the New World by Roger D. Abrahams (1985, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100394728858
ISBN-139780394728858
eBay Product ID (ePID)809304
Product Key Features
Book TitleAfro-American Folktales : Stories from Black Traditions in the New World
Number of Pages327 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1985
TopicEthnic Studies / African American Studies
IllustratorYes
GenreNon-Classifiable, Social Science
AuthorRoger D. Abrahams
Book SeriesFairy Tale and Folklore Library
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight18.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN84-016601
Dewey Edition19
ReviewsPraise for African Folktales, the companion volume to Afro-American Folktales: "Another masterful addition and accessible introduction to the captured myths of what the Mede call 'God's Chiefdom'....Sweeping across the continent as swiftly as a pair of enchanted Togo sandals, the juxtaposition of tribes and pacing of story lengths make for lively reading:" Washington Post Book World "Earthy and comedic...a rousing good read....I suspect Mr. Abrahams' book will be read a generation hence." New York Times Book Review
Dewey Decimal398.2/08907
SynopsisThis addition to the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library completes Roger Abrahams's masterful survey of taletelling in the black world by showing the vital forms African stories took as they entered the New World. These 107 tales come from the canefields of the antebellum South, the villages of Caribbean islands, and the streets of contemporary Philadelphia. Throbbing with life, they range from earthy comedy (in recounting the scandalous doings of tricksters Rabbit and Fox) to inventive "just-so" stories explaining why the world is the way it is, to moral fables about encounters between masters and slaves, kings and servants, black and white. Together, they robustly demonstrate the ways an uprooted people have drawn from the traditions of their past to fashion a life -- and with it, a whole new and vital culture -- in the New World.
LC Classification NumberGR111.A47A38 1985
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Haven't read it yet but the condition of the book was great. The purchase process went smooth with no problems.
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- Feb 24, 2021
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Great stories told from an African American point of viewVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
