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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... monster . Otherwise , I am not coming out . " Someone asked , " What's that ? What is this about a water monster ? " He said , " I'm speaking of a fabulous monster that lives in the river ; it lives in the water . It must be drawn out ...
... monster ! Water monster , come out and eat me ! " There was no water monster there . They passed beyond that river , traveling again for a long time . They were seeking yet another large river . Little rivers were crossed , rivers ...
... monster came after her , that thing was approach- ing . She arrived at home ; she hurried into the kraal . She told the men to go into the houses . The water monster would enter the kraal because it wanted this girl . " Go into the ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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