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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... pregnant . Her stomach grew big . But during her pregnancy , the woman again became thin because of her anxiety ... pregnant ; this one was pregnant for five months . Then , during the sixth month , she gave birth . That other wife , the ...
... pregnant . No matter what cures the husband sought , his wife did not become pregnant . After seeking for a long time , they finally found someone who said that he could cure her . The husband told him , " My wife is not pregnant . I've ...
... pregnant . But I didn't hear you mention a thing about pregnancy . That's what I said to him . Now he says that I'm ... pregnant ? Or am I not pregnant ? " The doctor said , " Be appeased , my child . The reason I told you to stop taking ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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