Tales from the West Indies

by Philip M. Sherlock

Book Overview

As a child, Philip Sherlock loved to listen to folk tales. Since then he has made a significant contribution to Caribbean folklore by recording many of them in print for the first time. Here are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192750771
• ISBN13: 9780192750778
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

West Indian reader

What the above poster may not know is that Anansi stories are very much a part of West Indian culture. Seeing as how the West Indies were created by the blood of African slaves this only makes sense. That said, this book is 100% full of West Indian folklore. Enjoy!

Final Grade: 83%

With the exception of the first few stories, which are interesting legends that originate with the Native Americans of the Caribbean, all of the other stories are of Akan origin (southern and central Ghana and East Ivory Coast)and deal entirely with the legendary spider, Anance, who is a prominate character in Akan literature.