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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... carrying guns now ; those not carrying guns had spears . Time passed , the sun set , and finally , a short distance from home , the girl appeared . The water monster came after her , that thing was approach- ing . She arrived at home ...
... carrying , my child ? " " He's carrying something . But I don't know what it is . He's carrying something on his shoulder . Maybe he's bringing some corn . " His mother said , " Mhm ! I wonder where he got them from , my child ? " They ...
... carrying such a big load , not on that side of the river - because , really , I was born in that country . Turn around , my in - laws . " These young women said , " How can you go home carrying such a big load ? What will our sister say ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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