Creole Folktales -Op/69 Tapa dura - 1995

New York. 1994. New Press. 1st American Edition. Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front,Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 1565841859. Translated from the French by Linda Coverdale. 113 pages. hardcover. . keywords: Martinique Caribbean Black Literature Translated. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In this unusual collection of stories and fables, 1992 Goncourt prize-winner Patrick Chamoiseau re-creates in truly magical language the stories he heard as a child in Martinique in his first book to be published in the U.S. Included are delightfully coarse and lively folktales incorporating European and African motifs and stories apparently handed down from the time of slavery. In one, ‘Ti-Jean Horizon,' the eponymous hero repeatedly outwits his Beke (white) master, as does Conquering John in African American tales. Others warn of the danger of foolish behavior, as in ‘Nanie-Rosette the Belly-Slave,' of whom the storyteller remarks ‘Quite a pretty name for a disaster with an abyss for a… Leer más

New York. 1994. New Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 1565841859. Translated from the French by Linda Coverdale. 113 pages. hardcover. . keywords: Martinique Caribbean Black Literature Translated. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In this unusual collection of stories and fables, 1992 Goncourt prize-winner Patrick Chamoiseau re-creates in truly magical language the stories he heard as a child in Martinique in his first book to be published in the U.S. Included are delightfully coarse and lively folktales incorporating European and African motifs and stories apparently handed down from the time of slavery. In one, ‘Ti-Jean Horizon,' the eponymous hero repeatedly outwits his Beke (white) master, as does Conquering John in African American tales. Others warn of the danger of foolish behavior, as in ‘Nanie-Rosette the Belly-Slave,' of whom the storyteller remarks ‘Quite a pretty name for a disaster with an abyss for a stomach, a riverbed for a throat. In short, Nanie-Rosette… Leer más

like new perfect but for owner's name

New Press, 1995. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New Press. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 1565841859 . Exlibrary with usual library markings. ; 113 pages .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

The New Press, 1995-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!