Popular African Folklore Books
Find folklore books written by authors from Africa for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (13)
Rwanda2.
Daado l'orpheline : et autres contes du Fouta Djallon de Guinée by Koumanthio Zeïnab Diallo FR
GuineaDescription:
Recueil de contes traditionnels africains inspirés des textes du Fouta Djallon en Guinée.
Nigeria
Somalia6.
Soundjata : ein Mandingo-Epos by Djibril Tamsir Niane DE
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D. T. Niane (1932 - 2021), Historiker aus Guinea, lässt das alte Afrika zu uns sprechen. Er ist zu einem der Griots (nämlich Djeli Mamadou Kouyaté) gegangen, und hat aufgezeichnet, was diesem - zwar fantastisch ausgeschmückt, aber im Kern unverfälscht - über Generationen von dem Leben und den Taten des legendär gewordenen Großkönigs Soundjata überliefert wurde. Wir erfahren die Geschichten des "Helden mit den vielen Namen", Sohn des Büffels und des Löwen, der im 13. Jahrhundert zum Begründer des mächtigen Mandin... continue
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Sundiata : An Epic of Old Mali by Djibril Tamsir Niane EN
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"The son of Sogolon, the hunchback princess, and Maghan, known as 'the handsome', Sundiata grew up to fulfil the prophesies of the soothsayers that he would unite the twelve kingdoms of Mali into one of the most powerful empires ever known in Africa, which at its peak stretched right across the savanna belt from the shores of the Atlantic to the dusty walls of Timbuktu." "Retold by generations of griots - the guardians of African culture - this oral tradition has been handed down from the thirteenth century and captures all the mystery and majesty of medieval African kingship. It is an epic ta... continue
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The Bird Boy's Song by Steve Chimombo EN
MalawiDescription:
The Bird Boy's Song is a retelling of the common Malawian folk story. "The Orphan and the Slave". The story recounts a slave's usurpation of his master's place, which he enjoys for a short time, until he is unmasked. The author used modern storytelling techniques to dramatise this popular trickster tale.
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The Palm-Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola EN
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The ghosts live in the center of the jungle and this tells of what happens to the mortals who venture into the world of the ghosts.