West African Trickster Tales

West African Trickster Tales
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0192741721
ISBN-13 : 9780192741721
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Download or read book West African Trickster Tales written by and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively collection comes from West Africa, a place "where stories grow on trees." Here are the famous tricksters: Hare, Tortoise, and the greatest of them all--Ananse the spider. The stories are full of larger-than-life characters and situations, and include the tale of how Ananse got his thin waist, how Crocodile learnt his lesson, and how Monkey managed not to get eaten by Shark.


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