The World and the Word: Tales and Observations from the Xhosa Oral TraditionA master storyteller of the Xhosa people of South Africa, Nongenile Masithathu Zenani gives us an unprecedented view of an oral society from within. Twenty-four of her complex and beautiful tales about birth, puberty, marriage, and work, as told to the renowned collector of African oral tradition, Harold Scheub, are gathered here. Accompanying the stories are Zenani’s detailed commentaries and analyses and Scheub’s striking photographs of her in performance. The combination of these historical and cultural observations with a richly symbolic collection of tales from a single traditional storyteller make The World and the Word a remarkable document. |
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... There's a baboon's bridal party here at this home ! There's a baboon's bridal party here at this home ! " Someone said , " What's he saying ? " Dogs were barking . " Go and look in that house ! " Someone went to look- " Yo ! There's ...
... There's nothing wrong with me ! " " Mm ? " " There's nothing wrong with me ! " The woman closed the door and said , " You're going to tell me what's wrong with you ! What is the matter with you ? " The man lacked strength because of ...
... there's no reason for such behavior . This child has nothing against me . Really ! " She sat down , having said ... There's nothing to be done about that now . The time has passed when you might have developed some ritual to cure that ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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