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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... baboons , " My friends , you've become a real nuisance . " The baboons merely stood there . " Yes , please , just stand there , Fellows . I'll come to you . " The baboons stood there ; the man approached them . He said , " Are all of ...
... BABOON'S WEDDING Masithathu Zenani's Analysis : This is the singular story of a human's encoun- ter with a group of baboons . The baboons wish to engage in human activ- ities ; in fact , the baboon chief is about to marry his daughter ...
... baboons ran , galloping , strutting . When they had gone down into a valley and had ascended the other side , Jojothwane shouted , " There's a baboon's bridal party here at this home ! There's a baboon's bridal party here at this home ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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