Indaba My Children: African Folktales

by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa

Book Overview

As a young man, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, a Zulu from the South African province of Natal, was determined to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and become a tribal historian in order to keep the rich oral tradition of his culture alive. In this book, begun in response to the injustices against Africans and their culture, he sets these legends down in writing. He begins with the creation myth, when Ninavanhu-Ma, the Great Mother, created the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802136044
• ISBN13: 9780802136046
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"