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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... billycan . She said , " Mbulu , please go and dip some water for Mother . She works all the time , we mustn't let things go on in this way . We must dip some water for her . And I want to cook some boiled corn so that when she gets home ...
... billycan , and sat in front of them . He squatted and put the billycan between his thighs , then imitated the milk when it struck the can when a cow was being milked . He milked , going through the motions , all the while saying , " At ...
... billycan . Then she put the stirrer in and churned the mixture ; it foamed up . Much foam came up . When she saw that the billycan was full , she put it outside and took the cowhide drum and called all those children . They beat on the ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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