African Folktales

by Paul Radin

Book Overview

A representative collection of eighty-one myths and folktales chosen from the oral tradition of the peoples of Africa south of the Sahara. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805207325
• ISBN13: 9780805207323
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Schocken Books Inc
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Love, Love, love this!!!

Alotta stories in nice hearty volume. I was super excited to get this package in. The book itself is beatiful not many pictures but the words are like beautiful art. 5 stars.

Tales from Africa

Here are several dozen folktales from Africa. What's so nice about this book, is that it explores fairytales unknown to most Westerners. However, they are just as complex and as wonderous as those European fairytales we are familiar with. Paul Radin is an esteemed anthropologist, and he brings a scholar's touch to his collection. Highly recommended for anyone interested in folklore -- adults and kids alike.