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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... River [ also called the Great Kei River ] . But we have a child with us who is limping , and we're asking for a place in which to spend the night . " 19 16. The " beast of the bridal party " was the impothulo beast . " This animal was ...
... river . They went to this mas- sive river . They arrived there and threw a loaf of bread into the water . They said , " Water monster ! Water monster , come out and eat me ! " There was silence . They journeyed on , beyond this river ...
... river is mine . I'll tie the bundles together and carry all three of them myself . I won't be laughed at for carrying such a big load , not on that side of the river - because , really , I was born in that country . Turn around , my in ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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