Indaba My Children: African Folktales Paperback - 1999
by Compiled by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
Comprehensive and beautifully written, this collection of African folktales is a stunning ethnographic achievement and riveting narrative of the mythical origins of the Zulu culture.
First line
Oh, give me not the strident, Demon wail
From the rear cover
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 human race. From there, an epic unfolds, an intricate and vivid cultural tapestry populated by gods and mortals, cattle herders and supreme kings, witch doctors, lovers, grave diggers, warriors, and handmaidens. The story continues all the way up to the colonial era, when a Portuguese Kapitanoh and his crew arrive on the African shore. Indaba, My Children is a classic and indispensable resource for anyone interested in the cultural life of Africa and the human experience as it is filtered into myth.
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- Title Indaba My Children: African Folktales
- Author Compiled by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st American ed
- Pages 720
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Grove Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-02-05
- ISBN 9780802136046 / 0802136044
- Weight 2.09 lbs (0.95 kg)
- Dimensions 8.94 x 5.97 x 1.47 in (22.71 x 15.16 x 3.73 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Tales - Africa, Bantu-speaking peoples - Folklore
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-37776
- Dewey Decimal Code 398.204
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