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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... What's the matter with it ? " " I've been trying to twist it off for a long time , but it won't be twisted . Please ... What does it forebode ? " " What is Tales 59.
... What's the matter with this man today ? Why is he walking so slowly , doubled up like that ? " The boy appeared , and he said , " I don't know what's the matter with . him . He's so doubled up ! I don't know what's the matter with him ...
... What's the matter ? " " What are you talking about ? I'm only dreaming . " What is the matter ? Why are you making such a noise ? Why this groaning ? What's the problem ? Where are you aching ? " " No , I'm not aching at all ! I'm just ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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